| Date: | said to be 1904 |
| Medium: | said to be oil on canvas, lined |
| Size: | 8 x 10 in (19 x 25 cm) |
| Inscription: | none reported |
| Verso: | u/c label in ink on brown paper, "Frederick Schafer / 1904" in a block-lettering hand resembling that of the artist; l/c typewritten gallery label on white sticker affixed to the brown paper covering the frame 'Oil painting "Vernal Fall-Yosemite" / by Frederick Schafer 1904 / ret 17-15' |
| Provenance: | With eBay, Los Angeles, 4 August 2008. |
| Citations: | eBay item #260268460357 |
| Attribution: | A painting this small may be a field sketch, which makes attribution especially difficult. However, the composition balanced around a vertical center, the uniform illumination, the unnatural water flow, and the absence of natural surrounding clutter all suggest that this painting is by a different artist. |
| Site: | Merced River below Vernal Fall, Yosemite National Park. |
| Identification: | Assigned title from catalog description. |
| In index(es): | questioned attributions |
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