Medium: | Oil on canvas |
Size: | 30 x 20 in (76 x 51 cm) |
Inscription: | Signed l/r "F. Schafer." and underlined, in the artist's characteristic block-lettering hand. |
Verso: | l/r "Point Bonita Lighthouse / near San Francisco / Cala." in black brush on the canvas, in the artist's characteristic block-lettering hand. The word "Lighthouse" is both darker and slightly misaligned, suggesting that it was an afterthought. |
Provenance: | Sold in 2006 by Christopher Queen Galleries, Duncans Mills, California, to Gordon and Joan Spencer, Nordland, Washington; sold 21 October 2014 for $4800 by John Moran Auctioneers, Inc., Pasadena, California, as lot 173 in California & American Fine Art sale. |
Reproductions: | Dealer's photographs |
Site: | Point Bonita is the north head of the Golden Gate, the entrance to San Francisco Bay. |
Identification: | Title from the artist's verso inscription, abbreviations expanded. |
In index(es): | Title list, coastal and marine scenes, moonlight nocturnes and other scenes showing the moon |