| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 30 x 20 in (76.2 x 50.8 cm) |
| Inscription: | said to be l/r "Schafer S.F." |
| Provenance: | In private collection, Belmont, California; sold 25 June 1998 for $1000 + 15% by Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco as lot 5163 in sale 6809D, "American and California Paintings". |
| Reproductions: | 25 June 1998 sale catalog. |
| Site: | A view west along the Merced River in Yosemite Valley, with the rock formation known as El Capitan standing at the right. |
| Description: | El Capitan and the cliffs beyond it are seen through a haze below a cloudy sky. A shallow river, covering the entire width of the painting at the bottom edge, flows gently away and disappears into forest in the lower center. Three tall conifers stand on the left river bank, two more on the right, framing the scene; a few other isolated conifers stand and lean some ways down the stream; there is forest on both sides beyond. Downed snags, brush, and boulders fill the right foreground. (From a color photograph.) |
| Identification: | Title as found in sale catalog omits the word "California". |
| In index(es): | Title list, Yosemite Valley--other views |
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