| Date: | 1880 |
| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 21 x 37 in (53 x 94 cm) |
| Inscription: | Bears signature l/l "F. Schafer 1880" in a block printing hand, probably not that of the artist; appears to be scratched into the paint surface. |
| Verso: | Titled l/r "Mt. Hood." in black brush on the canvas in the artist's characteristic block-printing hand. Also l/r " $20000 " in a lighter, different hand. |
| Provenance: | In private collection, Pacific Northwest, since the 1970s |
| Citations: | Personal communications with the owner, 2020, 2022, and 2024 |
| Site: | Unidentified, despite title. See Note. |
| Note: | The profile of the snow-capped stratovolcano profile is distinctly different from that of Mount Hood, which though from some viewpoints is similarly isolated is not so steep-sided and which has a small secondary cone that invariably appears as a bump in the many Schafer paintings of that mountain. The volcano may be Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, or possibly Mount Rainier. So far, only one other Schafer painting has emerged of this volcano, also titled inappropriately, [Mount Shasta (?)] . |
| Identification: | Title (with question mark added) from verso inscription |
| In index(es): | Title list, Mount Hood, unidentified mountain scenes, dated paintings |
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