Date: | probably undated |
Medium: | oil on canvas |
Size: | 42 x 24 in (107 x 61 cm) |
Inscription: | said to be l/l "F. Schafer" |
Verso: | said to be "Moonlight on Truckee River near Boca, Cala." |
Provenance: | In private collection, Sacramento, California, by 1969. |
Citations: | interoffice note of The Oakland Museum of California, 20 May 1969 in Archives of California Art; William K. Dick notes, p 74 |
Note: | From William K. Dick's notes on this painting: "Big moon in blue grey sky. Stream running through redwoods. Similar to other moonlight scenes of Schafer. . . white haze all over - old wax?" |
Identification: | The interoffice note identifies the painting as from a matching pair of Setting Suns of size 54 x 36, a measurement that apparently includes the frame. The other painting of the pair is Sunset in redwoods, Santa Cruz Mountains, California. |
Other title(s): | Setting Sun (Oakland Museum Archive note) |