| Date: | probably undated |
| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 20 x 36 in (51 x 91 cm) (reported 19.88 x 35.88) |
| Inscription: | signed l/l "F. Sch...", remainder illegible in photo. |
| Verso: | said to be titled |
| Provenance: | With Christie's East, New York, 7 April 1983. With Mongerson Galleries, Chicago, in 1988. |
| Exhibited: | Painters of the American West, figure 10, page 7, Chicago, 1988. |
| Reproductions: | Early California and Western Art Research/Schafer slide #89 (color, 1988). |
| Citations: | 7 April 1983 sale catalog 5305, lot 132 |
| Site: | Great Plains (Montana?) |
| Description: | A scene of a Indian encampment. About ten large tepees of Sioux design stand on the right bank of a river, reflecting the sky, which is bright at the horizon tapering to dark clouds above. Dozens of figures sit or walk around the tents, some with bright yellow or red robes. An Indian sits on the left bank of the river looking out over the encampment. There are tall poles in front of several tepees. The foreground is covered with brush; there are buttes along the horizon. Overall, the painting has a very brownish cast, although the word "CAREFUL" on the slide frame may indicate that the photographer felt the slide did not represent the painting well. (From a color photograph and the reproduction in the exhibition catalog.) |
| Note: | See the index of Plains Indians genre paintings for several possibly related paintings. The painting Indians in the Lava Beds appears to be almost the same scene, but with a dry river bed in the foreground. |
| Identification: | The 1983 sale catalog uses a title with minor variants, Morning in the Lave beds. The Early California and Western Art Research index gives the size as 20 x 36, and identifies the slide with the Mongerson offering. The Mongerson exhibition catalog gives the size as 19.5 by 35.5 inches. Based on the title and size, the two sources probably refer to the same painting. |
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