Date: | probably undated |
Medium: | oil on canvas |
Size: | 16 x 32 in (41 x 81 cm) |
Inscription: | l/r "FSchafer." in the rounded sketch hand |
Verso: | said to be no inscription |
Provenance: | With David's Antique Shop, San Francisco; to private collection, San Francisco, c. 1971; with Carlson Gallery, San Francisco, 1983. With private collection, Oakland, c. 1998; with Stillwell House Antiques, Manalapan, New Jersey, 2004. |
Exhibited: | Stillwell House Antiques World-Wide Web posting, 2004 |
Reproductions: | William K. Dick photo #162 (color, 1971), |
Site: | Appears to be Mount Shasta, California, viewed from the South, with Shastina on the left, through an unidentified broad river valley. |
Description: | Snow-covered peaks are capped in grey, standing against a cloudy sky; a low range in front of the peaks is a dusty beige in color. A hillside to the left contains sparse fir trees, while the hillside to the right has brush growing between large boulders. A large brown and grey boulder stands near the center in front of two ponds along the river; on a point that separates the two ponds stands a small broadleaf tree silhouetted against the further pond. (From a color photograph.) |
Identification: | Assigned, descriptive title, based on paintings of the same scene that were titled by the artist. |
In index(es): | Title list, Mount Shasta and Shastina |