| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | reported to be 31 x 21 in (may include frame, with actual size 30 x 20 in) |
| Inscription: | l/l "F.Schafer." in the artist's characteristic block letter hand |
| Verso: | l/c in black brush "on Slate Creek / Cal." in the artist's characteristic block letter hand |
| Provenance: | "From a private collection in Michigan."; offered 4 September 2014 by Fox Auctions, Vallejo, California, as lot 513 (not sold) and then sold for $500 (hammer) on 30 May 2015 as lot 568. |
| Reproductions: | Fox Auctions 4 Sept 2014 and 30 May 2015 sale catalogs. |
| Site: | Probably the Slate Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains. |
| Note: | The hat and beard of the fisherman suggest that the figure may be intended to represent John Muir. |
| Identification: | Title from verso inscription. |
| In index(es): | Title list, fishing scenes, mountain streams through a forest |
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