| Date: | probably undated |
| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 12 x 20 in (30 x 51 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/r "F. Schafer", in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand |
| Verso: | said to be no inscription |
| Provenance: | With Jim Finlinson Antiques, Berkeley; to private collection, San Francisco, November 1969; with Garzoli Gallery, 1983. |
| Reproductions: | William K. Dick photo #91 (color, 1970) |
| Site: | View East into Yosemite Valley, California, from atop the Topinemete bluffs along the old Mariposa trail, probably at Inspiration point. |
| Description: | A brownish path leads from the shadowed foreground past a sunny spot and over a ridge, presumably to lead down to the valley below. The clearing on both sides of the path is a grassy green gentle slope up to the right, with wildflowers and small rocks in abundance. Behind to the right is Bridalveil Fall, while El Capitan stands to the left, beyond a rocky, sparsely treed slope. In the background a series of rocky cliffs fills in the horizon through the haze. A blue-silver river winds through the valley below; the sky is light blue. (From a color photograph.) |
| Identification: | Assigned, descriptive title. |
| In index(es): | Title list, Yosemite Valley--classic view |
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