| Date: | 1880-1889 (see note) |
| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 24 x 20 inches (61 x 51 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/r "F Schàf… / 188…" remainder unreadable, in the rounded sketch hand |
| Verso: | "Ev. on the Powder Mill Creek, / Cal." in a hand typical of the artist. "H. Schler 188?" in a different hand. |
| Provenance: | In private collection, Anaheim, California and Massachusetts; by descent to private collection, Memphis, Tennessee by 2003. |
| Citations: | Personal communication |
| Site: | Powder Mill Creek is in the Henry Cowell Redwoods Forest, in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Felton, California. |
| Note: | (1) Only a rounded top is visible for the last digit of the date, suggesting a reading of 1880, 1882, 1888, or 1889. (2) The second verso inscription appears to be a later person's attempt to record a reading of the signature. |
| Identification: | Title from the verso inscription. |
| In index(es): | Title list, mountain streams through a forest, Santa Cruz mountains, California |
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