| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 20 x 36 in (51 x 91 cm) |
| Inscription: | said to be l/l "F. Schafer" (not visible in photograph) |
| Provenance: | Sold 10 August 1988 for $1,650 by Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, as lot 3126 in sale 3967P/P37, "American and European Paintings". |
| Reproductions: | 10 August 1988 sale catalog. |
| Site: | A farm somewhere in Marin County, California, a few miles North of the Golden Gate. |
| Description: | The distinctive shape of Mount Tamalpais is visible hazily in the background. A calm river enters the scene at the center, sweeps right and then left until it covers the entire width of the painting, then exits at the right front, leaving a small piece of bank and a rock for the viewer to stand on. On the point on the left created by the bend in the river, three cows stand on the river's edge; to the left of the cows is a small grove of trees. The right bank is steep at first, and is surmounted by rocks and a few trees. A bridge or fence appears on the far bank to the left, mirrored in the water. (From a monochrome photograph.) |
| Identification: | Descriptive title of unknown origin, from the 1988 sale catalog. |
| In index(es): | Title list, Mount Tamalpais, pastoral and rural scenes |
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