| Date: | undated |
| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 30 x 50 in (76 x 127 cm) not verified |
| Inscription: | l/r "F. Schafer", in black, vertical accent over the "a", fraktur hand |
| Verso: | (not visible; back is covered with foam-core) |
| Provenance: | With Bonhams & Butterfields 8 December 1998 |
| Reproductions: | 8 December 1998 sale catalog 6847D/D16, lot 2050 |
| Site: | Mount Shasta, viewed from the west, through an unidentified river valley. |
| Description: | A rather roughly sketched view of the mountain through a river valley that has little detail, especially in the farther reaches. A stratovolcano with a secondary cone on the left stands in the center without quite dominating the painting against a mostly cloudy sky tinged with pink. The cap of the mountain is bare rock, with snow-covered rock below, especially on the left (North) side. The river is in the right center; the left bank a moderate slope cluttered with several large boulders; farther up the slope five conifers are tall enough to be silhouetted against the sky, the advance guard of a forest beyond. Wildflowers dot the nearest parts of the slope. The right bank is much steeper, rising quickly past a few trees to a steep cliff. Intermediate ranges appear in the hazy distance. An unusual feature is lack of either a standing or fallen snag. (From the painting, 6 December 1998) |
| Identification: | Descriptive title from sale catalog. |
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