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[photo] [Los Gatos Creek 1]

Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 20 x 12 in (51 x 30 cm) (also reported as 24 x 16 in)
Provenance: In collection of Edan Milton Hughes, San Francisco, by 1999. With eBay, Incorporated, 12--22 April, 2001 (not sold).
Citations: eBay, Incorporated item #1423640488
Description: A sunset view along a creek with a few tall conifers silhouetted against the sky on the left. A snag leans away from the trees to the left and another snag lies on the ground below the trees. On the right side of the shallow and still creek stands a lone, slender snag. In the distance, a dark forest looms on the horizon, above which the sky is clear except for a few low, wispy, orange clouds. (From a color photograph.)
Note: In fall, 1999, an image of this painting was posted on the World-Wide Web site that displays the collection of Edan Milton Hughes, under inventory #982. It was simultaneously offered for sale by california-art.com using that same inventory number and title. As of fall, 2001, The painting was no longer listed there.
Identification: Title of unknown origin, as reported by Edan Milton Hughes. The smaller size was reported with The eBay offering; the larger size by Hughes.

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