Medium: | oil on canvas |
Size: | 30 x 50 in (76 x 127 cm) |
Inscription: | l/l "FSchafer", in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand. |
Provenance: | with Vintage Bank Antiques, Petaluma, California, 1996. |
Site: | Mount Shasta, viewed from the West or Southwest. |
Description: | A snow-covered double-peaked stratovolcano stands slightly to the right of center under a dark blue cloudless sky with the sun to the left casting shadows. Dark mountain ranges rise on both the left and the right across a river. A few trees are seen on the steep river bank to the right. In the foreground, a trail leads through a grassy clearing and past two white boulders. At the boulders, three riders (one wearing a black hat) are departing. To the left of the trail is a rock ledge and a tall conifer, beyond which the hillside is forested. There is a standing snag to the left of the boulders, and several more snags at the far left; another snag is seen by the river. (From the painting, 23 July 1997.) |
Identification: | Assigned, descriptive title, based on paintings of the same scene that were titled by the artist. |
Other title(s): | Indians on horseback at the pass in the Rocky Mountains (Vintage Bank Antiques) |
In index(es): | Title list, Mount Shasta and Shastina |