| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 30 x 50 in (76 x 127 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/l "F. Schafer", in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand, in red |
| Verso: | said to be "Moonlight on the Pacific coast near Monterey, Calif" |
| Provenance: | With Witherspoon Art Gallery and Frame Shop, Lafayette, California, in 1972. To private collection, California, c. 1972; by gift to private collection, Pacifica, California, c. 1997. |
| Reproductions: | William K. Dick photo #80, May 1972 |
| Description: | A bright yellow full moon is just above the horizon, illuminating the ocean, silhouetting a steamship, and tinging the edges on several nearby clouds in yellow. To the right a rocky cliff topped with a few Monterey Cypress trees ascends from the water; a flock of gulls is in flight against the cliff. On the foreground shore are several brown broulders, on the right are three bright white-capped rocks. The entire painting is executed in shades of brown and yellow. (From a color photograph.) |
| In index(es): | Title list, coastal and marine scenes, moonlight nocturnes and other scenes showing the moon |
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