Medium: | oil on canvas laid down on corrugated cardboard |
Size: | 13 x 18 in (33 x 46 cm) |
Inscription: | l/l "F Schafer." in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand. |
Provenance: | Found in a Calavaras County, California flea market in 2009; to private collection, northern California. |
Citations: | Personal communication with the owner, 2009. |
Site: | The Pacific Ocean, just south of Cypress point, near Monterey, California. The location is named "the lone cypress" on modern maps, with Midway point just beyond. |
Note: | 1. This sketch may be the basis for the studio painting Midway Point, Monterey 2. The corrugated cardboard on which the canvas has been laid down is from a carton labeled "California Baking Company, San Francisco". |
Legend: | Said to have been purchased at the flea market for $1. |
Identification: | Assigned, descriptive title based on similarity to Midway Point, Monterey |
In index(es): | Title list, coastal and marine scenes, sketches |