| Medium: | oil on canvas, lined |
| Size: | 30 x 20 in (76 x 51 cm) |
| Inscription: | Signed l/l: "F. Schafer." in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand with added vertical serifs on the "S". |
| Verso: | Titled l/c: "the Bridal Veil Fall / Yosemite Valley Cal. / 900 Feet high" in black brush on the canvas in the artist's characteristic block-printing hand; said to be priced u/r: "$75.00" in the same hand. The painting is lined, so verso inscriptions are now hidden but the title inscription has been preserved by a photograph. |
| Provenance: | Sold by 2001 by an unidentified antique dealer in south Alabama to private collection, Alabama; sold 9 June 2002 for $2644 by Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, as lot 8157 in sale 7337D. Sold 20 June 2025 for $5895 by Clar's Auction Gallery, Oakland, California, as lot 7286 in "California and American Art..." sale. |
| Reproductions: | Bonhams & Butterfields 9 June 2002 sale catalog, Clar's Auction Gallery 20 June 2025 sale catalog. |
| Citations: | Personal communication with the owner, 2001. |
| Site: | View of Bridalveil Fall and the Merced river, Yosemite, from the valley floor. |
| Description: | On the right side of the river are two colorfully dressed figures, apparently Indians (owner's description.) |
| Identification: | Title from the artist's verso title inscription. The 9 June 2002 sale catalog misreads the word "feet" as "foot". |
| In index(es): | Title list, Yosemite Valley--Bridalveil Fall |
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