Medium: | oil on canvas, lined |
Size: | 30 x 20 in (76 x 51 cm) |
Inscription: | l/r "F.Schafer" in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand. |
Verso: | Said to have been "On the Merced River" before lining. |
Provenance: | Offered 3 December 2010 via eBay by "cvdw1", Pasadena, California. |
Site: | Appears to be a view of Sentinel Rock from the east looking west. |
Note: | Two paintings with the same title were offered as lot 97 on page 7 and lot 195 on page 11 of the catalog of a 17 November 1885 auction in San Francisco but there is not enough information in that catalog to either include or exclude the possibility that one of them is this painting. |
Legend: | The painting is said to have been in the seller's family for several generations. |
Identification: | Title based on reported verso inscription. |
In index(es): | Title list, fishing scenes, Yosemite Valley--Sentinel Rock |