Medium: | oil on canvas |
Size: | 30 x 20 in (76 x 51 cm) |
Inscription: | Signed l/r "F Schafer." in red, in the artist's characteristic block-printing hand |
Verso: | Back covered with what appears to be kraft paper with several inscriptions and a white sticker label that is unreadable in the photograph. See Note for detail. |
Provenance: | "Private collection, Omaha, Nebraska. Property of a Midwestern Museum."; sold 26 April 2024 for $2176 w/premium by Bonhams, online, Los Angeles, as lot 5 in sale 29452, "California and Western Art Online". See Note for possible further provenance information. |
Reproductions: | Bonhams 2024 sale catalog. |
Note: | There are several hand-written inscriptions in the upper left corner of the slightly damaged kraft-paper backing. "87-93-14-62" (possibly a museum acquisition number). "No 3". "Frederick Schafer". "ARLone Twyman / 6803 North 68th Plaza / Omaha Ne 68152", which suggests that the provenance may include the collection of Arlone A. (Segerkrantz) Twyman [1914–1987] and her husband, Harvey Louis Twyman [1914–1987], well-known Omaha philanthropists. The address is of a Lutheran retirement community. |
Identification: | Descriptive title from the 2024 sale catalog. |
In index(es): | Title list, forest path scenes |