| Date: | undated, probably 1886 |
| Medium: | oil on board |
| Size: | 8 x 12 in (20 x 30 cm) |
| Inscription: | Signed l/l "*Schafer", preceding letter partly concealed by frame, but consistent with an "F". l/r in relief under the top layer of paint, "Old Baldy near Los Angeles". |
| Verso: | The right half of a perforated and printed paper sticker saying "Coupon/No 341/Mr. Schäfer/E px Dollars" with "341" in red ink, "r. Schäfer" and "E px" in black ink. "275..." in pencil. |
| Provenance: | With John Moran Auctioneers, Inc., Pasadena, California, 9 November 1993; to private collection, San Diego, California. |
| Citations: | 9 November 1993 sale list, lot 818 |
| Site: | Mount San Antonio, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. It is popularly nicknamed "Old Baldy". |
| Description: | Two snow-covered mountain peaks are silhouetted against the sky with a third, lower, snow-covered peak to the right and a lower, more distant range behind and to the left. The lower slopes of the mountains are pinkish. The mountains are viewed through a river valley with steep rocky cliffs in the middle distance and conifer-forested slopes in the foreground. A stream emerges from the valley at the lower right center. Despite the small size, the painting has a high degree of finish. (From a color photograph.) |
| Note: | 1. The suggested date is based on Schafer's reported trip to Southern California in January of that year. 2. This is probably not the same painting as Old Baldy, which is said to be a rough sketch and to have an avenue of orange groves in the foreground. |
| Other title(s): | View of Mount Baldy (1993 sale list) |
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