Medium: | oil on canvas |
Size: | 20 x 37 in (51 x 94 cm) |
Inscription: | l/r, "F. Schafer / S.F." in the artist's characteristic block letter hand; there appears to be an unidentifiable accent over the "a". |
Verso: | l/l, "Moonrise on Sacramento" underlined in black brush in an unrecognized connected script. The word "Moonrise" seems to have been added last. "California" in the same, but larger, script. u/c and c/r "166" in chalk. |
Provenance: | Sold 21 April 2012 for $2410 by The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia, as lot 277 in sale #38, to private collection, Arlington, Virginia. |
Reproductions: | April 2012 Sale 38 catalog, lot #277 |
Note: | 1. The title may have been intended to be "Moonrise on Sacramento River, California". 2. In the 2012 sale listing "Sacramento" is spelled "Sacremento". |
Identification: | Title from verso inscription. |
In index(es): | Title list, moonlight nocturnes and other scenes showing the moon |