| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 30 x 20 in (76 x 51 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/r "F.Schafer", fraktur hand |
| Verso: | l/c "Moonlight on Trucke Riv. / Cal.", fraktur hand, in black brush on the canvas. On the top stretcher bar "14". |
| Provenance: | King Ludwig of Bavaria, from the artist, by 1886 (see Note); to Jacob Schienle, Munich and New York City, by gift; by descent to private collection, Scottsdale, Arizona, by 2005; with Braarud Fine Art 2006. |
| Citations: | personal communication, 2005 |
| Description: | PRECAT |
| Note: | The first line of the provenance is not documented. |
| Legend: | Jacob Schienle is said to have been King Ludwig's personal physician. When he left the king's service to come to America the king offered him three of his Schafer paintings and Schienle took the three with American subject matter, of which this is one. |
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