| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 22 x 36 in (56 x 91 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/r "F. Schafer", in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand |
| Verso: | "Mt Shasta Cal.", in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand, in pencil on the stretcher |
| Provenance: | Sold 23 September 1982 for $1210 by Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, as lot 155 in sale 3220P, to private collection, Palo Alto, California. |
| Reproductions: | 23 September 1982 sale catalog |
| Site: | Mount Shasta, California, viewed through a valley from the South, above a lake or river, probably the Sacramento. Shastina stands on the left, casting a late afternoon or sunset shadow on Shasta. |
| Description: | The snow-capped Mount Shasta and Shastina stand above a range of indistinct cliffs. The foreground is a bright green, crossed by a trail that leads up a rise to the right. On the trail, three riders on horseback with colorful shirts are about to enter the forest behind a large boulder. A dead log lies propped against the boulder, while a dead tree stands near the right edge. The deep green, forested mountainside beyond the riders completes the right lower triangle of the picture, which contrasts in color, depth, and control with the remainder of the painting, which is in less-saturated hues. On the left the valley rises above an almost-hidden river or lake in the middle distance. Although when viewed from a proper distance the drawing looks complete, on close inspection the horses and the boulders are found to be incompletely drawn. (From the painting, 7 November 1989.) |
| Identification: | Title from the artist's verso inscription. The owner confirms that the painting is the one sold by Butterfield & Butterfield. |
| In index(es): | Title list, Mount Shasta and Shastina |
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