| Date: | probably undated |
| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 16 x 24 in (41 x 61 cm) |
| Inscription: | said to be no inscription |
| Verso: | said to be "Sunset on Mt. Shasta from Sisson's Calif" |
| Provenance: | In private collection, Alameda, California, by 1970; by descent to private collection, California, by 2003. |
| Reproductions: | William K. Dick photo #11 (color, 1970) |
| Site: | Mount Shasta from Sisson's Ranch, located on the Southwest side. |
| Description: | The mountain is viewed from a flat valley that encompasses the entire width of the painting. A white stream appears near the right and curves back to exit at the right front. The foreground valley floor is greyish, spotted with bushes, while farther away it is a bright yellow-green. A grove of conifers rises in the left middle distance and another grove stands farther away on the right. Across the valley floor, a brown, forested hill rises to a peak at the right center, dips, then rises again to the right edge. The backdrop provided by Shasta is largely brown with patches of snow; the sun strikes from the left, casting shadows on the East slopes and brightening the top of the brown midrange hill. The sky is a greenish blue with wisps of coral-pink clouds. (From a color photograph.) |
| Identification: | The size has also been reported as 17.5 x 27.5 inches, and the inscription as "Sunset at Mt Shasta from Sissons Cal." {From Samuel Howard, e-mail of 13 August 2003.) |
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