Date: | probably undated |
Medium: | oil on canvas |
Size: | 24 x 16 in (61 x 41 cm) |
Inscription: | l/r "F. Schafer", in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand |
Verso: | said to be no inscription |
Provenance: | In private collection, 1971 |
Reproductions: | William K. Dick photo #129 (color, 1971) |
Site: | A view to the East up Yosemite Valley, California, with Sentinel Rock in the center. |
Description: | The greyish-blue outline of Sentinel rock stands slightly to the right of center against a white cloud in a blue-white sky. In the distance to the left are cliffs; to the right is a steep slope and, almost obscuring it, a nearby slope covered with trees. At the left edge of the painting a river flows by with a few trees in the distance on the far bank. A boulder in the lower center has several dead branches scattered around it; wildflowers grow below. (From a color photograph.) |
Identification: | Assigned, descriptive title. |
In index(es): | Title list, Yosemite Valley--Sentinel Rock |