| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 30 x 20 in (76 x 51 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/r "F.Schafer", in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand |
| Verso: | l/c "Moonlight on Trucke Riv. / Cal.", in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand, in black brush on the canvas. On the top stretcher bar "14". |
| Provenance: | Said to be sold by the artist to King Ludwig of Bavaria by 1886 (see Legend); by gift to Jacob Schienle, Munich and New York City; by descent to private collection, Scottsdale, Arizona, by 2005; Offered in 2006 by Braarud Fine Art. |
| Reproductions: | Inventory of American Paintings… record 67530252, scan P67530252_b.jpg |
| Citations: | Personal communication, 2005. |
| Note: | Paintings with this title have appeared in at least three 19th century auction catalogs but without enough information to either include or exclude the possibility that it is this painting. See Paintings known only by title for details. |
| Legend: | The first line of the provenance is not documented. Jacob Schienle is said to have been King Ludwig's personal physician. When he left the king's service to come to America the king offered him three of his Schafer paintings and Schienle took the three with American subject matter, of which this is one. |
| In index(es): | Title list, Lake Tahoe and environs, moonlight nocturnes and other scenes showing the moon |
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