| Date: | probably undated |
| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 20 x 36 in (51 x 91 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/r "F Schafer", very faint in photograph |
| Verso: | said to be "South Head of Golden Gate" |
| Provenance: | In private collection, Denver "around 1891"; by descent to private collection, Denver, in 1969. |
| Reproductions: | William K. Dick photo #82 (color, 1972); Alameda Free Library Clipping File photo (color, c. 1969) |
| Site: | Looking out at the open ocean from the South side of the Golden Gate, near San Francisco, California. |
| Description: | White surf from the ocean on the right breaks against a large brown rock head at the left; smaller brown rocks lie in the water below the head and in the lower right corner. Behind and above the head is a grey cliff; on the blue ocean horizon are a sailboat and a two-masted steamship sailing to the right. The sky is a very bright, whitish blue with layers of distant clouds and a bit of orange near the center. (From a color photograph.) Note; This painting and North Head of Golden Gate appear to be pendants. |
| Legend: | The Denver, Colorado, owner is said to have met Schafer in person and acquired this painting, along with six others by the artist, on a honeymoon trip to California around 1891. |
| Identification: | Both photographs are of the same Denver collection. The Alameda Library photograph, supplied by the current owner, is labeled South Head. |
| In index(es): | Title list, coastal and marine scenes |
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