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[photo] Morning on Fallen Leaf Lake, Sierras [3]
Photo credit: Owner's photograph, 2010
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 26 x 20 in (66 x 50 cm)
Inscription: l/l "F.Schafer" in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand, with the "F" partly covered by the edge of the frame.
Verso: l/c " Morning Fallen Leaf Lake / Sierras." in the artist's characteristic block- letter hand.
Provenance: In private collection, LaGrande, Oregon, by 2010.
Citations: Personal communication with a friend of the owner, 2010.
Site: Fallen Leaf Lake, just west of Lake Tahoe, was a frequent subject for 19th century west coast landscape artists.
Note: The word "Morning" in the verso inscription appears to be an afterthought, since it is printed with slightly smaller letters and is not aligned with the rest of the inscription.
Identification: Title from verso inscription.
In index(es): Title list, Lake Tahoe and environs

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