| Date: | '79 |
| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 31 x 22 inches (79 x 56 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/r "F. Schäfer '79" in a Germanic Kurrent hand with calligraphic flourishes |
| Verso: | c "F. Schäer '79" in the same Germanic hand |
| Provenance: | in private collection, Wisconsin and Malibu, California by 1982 |
| Citations: | personal communication with the owner, 2012 |
| Description: | (from the owner) The scene is of a monk walking on a dirt path in the country on a windy evening. He is bald, with a white beard, Franciscan kind of garb, a basket over one arm and a walking staff in the other. The sky is full of cumulus clouds with a burst of light illuminating one part. There are two distant birds in the sky. Dominating the painting is some kind of tree - an oak? |
| Note: | Signature same as on [Watering the horses]. See attribution discussion for that painting. |
| Identification: | Assigned, descriptive title |
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