Medium: | oil on canvas |
Size: | 30 x 20 in (76 x 51 cm) |
Inscription: | Signed l/l: "F. Schafer." in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand with added vertical serifs on the "S". |
Verso: | Titled l/c: "the Bridal Veil Fall / Yosemite Valley Cal. / 900 Feet high" in black brush on the canvas; said to be priced u/r: "$75.00" in the same hand. |
Provenance: | Sold by 2001 by an unidentified antique dealer in south Alabama to private collection, Alabama, in 2001; sold 9 June 2002 for $2644 by Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, as lot 8157 in sale 7337D. |
Reproductions: | Bonhams & Butterfields 9 June 2002 sale catalog. |
Citations: | Personal communication with the owner, 2001. |
Site: | View of Bridalveil Fall and the Merced river, Yosemite, from the valley floor. |
Description: | On the right side of the river are two colorfully dressed figures, apparently Indians (owner's description.) |
Identification: | Title from the artist's verso title inscription. The second letter in the word "Feet" in the title inscription can be read as an "o" and the 9 June 2002 sale catalog reads the word as "foot". |
In index(es): | Title list, Yosemite Valley--Bridalveil Fall |