| Date: | 1889 |
| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 30 x 50 in (76 x 127 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/r "F.Schafer 89.", in fraktur hand |
| Verso: | "Sacramento Riv..." upper stretcher bar in pencil. Said to be preceded by the number "51" and the second word said to be "River". |
| Provenance: | private collection, Vancouver, B.C. by 2005. |
| Citations: | personal communication, 2005 |
| Description: | "...a mountain on the right, a river flowing with reflection from [the] ...moon setting in the distance..." (owner's description) PRECAT |
| Note: | The verso inscription in pencil is in a script hand that is typical of 19th century penmanship. It resembles the hand found on the stretcher bars of several other Schafer paintings. |
| Legend: | Said to have been in the family since the 1920s and perhaps earlier. |
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