| Date: | probably undated |
| Medium: | oil on canvas, lined |
| Size: | 20 x 36 in (51 x 91 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/r "T. Hill." |
| Verso: | said to have been "Evening Mt. Ranier W.T." prior to lining |
| Provenance: | In Goupils collection, New York City. In collection of the Eno Foundation, Westport, Connecticut. Offered 25 April 1980 (withdrawn) by Sotheby's, New York, as lot 144 in sale 4365, "American Paintings". |
| Reproductions: | 25 April 1980 sale catalog. |
| Attribution: | William K. Dick offers the opinion that this painting may be by Schafer, and reports a similar opinion from John Garzoli [William K. Dick notes, page 62]. Examination of the verso inscription may shed more light on this attribution. |
| Description: | A party consisting of four Indians and a dog sits and stands around a fire on the wide right bank of a river which flows gently from the center to the left front. Farther down the bank, second and third parties sit around campfires; in the distance is a fourth. On the far bank are more Indians, including one mounted on a white horse, holding a spear, at the water's edge. Two tall trees stand at the right edge, leaning slightly, penetrating the sky above the forest. In the distance a snow-capped mountain peak stands silhouetted against the sky above serveral indistinct ranges of foothills. Driftwood logs lie on the right bank in the foreground. (From a monochrome photograph in the sale catalog.) |
| Note: | The letters "W.T." at the end of the reported title inscription appear to be an abbreviation for "Washington Territory". The Washington Territory existed from 1853 until Washington became a state in November 1889, so it is likely that the painting was created by 1889, perhaps on one of Schafer's several visits to the area between 1885 and 1889. |
| In index(es): | Title list, miscellaneous other well-known landmarks, Mount Rainier, paintings probably attributable to Schafer |
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