| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 20 x 35 in (50 x 90 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/r "F. . . . " (remainder not legible in photograph; said to be inscribed "S. F." |
| Verso: | none reported, but see Identification note below |
| Provenance: | Sold 17 October 1979 for $770 by Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, as lot 123 in sale 3055 |
| Reproductions: | Butterfield & Butterfield sale catalog. |
| Site: | Blue Canyon is in the Northern Sierra mountains of California, between Auburn and Truckee. The Union Pacific Railroad traverses the canyon. |
| Description: | A steep, dark hillside in the middle distance dominates the center and right. In the foreground, a bright cluttered slope supports a few trees and some brush. A river flows to the left below in a flat valley; on the other side cliffs beyond fade into the haze near the center. A few trees stand atop the cliff to the right. (From a monochrome photograph.) |
| Identification: | Descriptive title of unknown origin, as listed in the 1979 sale catalog. The catalog lists the second word of the title as "Carion", almost certainly a misreading of a verso inscription. |
| In index(es): | Title list, unidentified mountain scenes |
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