| Date: | 1884 |
| Medium: | Oil on canvas. |
| Size: | 30 x 20 in (76 x 51 cm) |
| Inscription: | Signed l/r "F.Schäfer 84" in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand, partially underlined. |
| Verso: | Titled l/c "On San Lorenzo Creek / Santa Cruz Mts / California" in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand. |
| Provenance: | By 1929 in private collection, San Francisco; by 2006 by descent to private collection, New Mexico. |
| Citations: | Personal communication, 2006 and 2016 |
| Site: | San Lorenzo Creek is a small stream located in the Santa Cruz Mountains, near Felton, California. It is now known as the San Lorenzo River. |
| Legend: | The painting is thought to have been in the hands of the family, which lived on Green Street near the Presidio, since it was painted in 1884, but no confirming documentation has been located. |
| In index(es): | Title list, Santa Cruz mountains, California, dated paintings |
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