| Medium: | oil on canvas, lined |
| Size: | 30 x 20 in (76 x 51 cm) |
| Provenance: | In collection of Edan Milton Hughes (1935–2015), San Francisco, inventory #979; sold in 1999 to eBay member "shastola", Lakeport, California; offered 19 April 2017 and again 24 July 2022 via eBay by "shastola", Lakeport, California. |
| Reproductions: | Posted on the World-Wide Web site that displays the collection of Edan Milton Hughes (1935–2015) and on california-art.com. |
| Site: | Fallen Leaf Lake, just west of Lake Tahoe, was a frequent subject for 19th century west coast landscape artists. |
| Description: | Broadleaf trees and brush line both sides of a still creek or lake inlet at the bottom left. On the right, a canopy of three trees with white lower trunks is silhouetted against the blue sky; at their base two fallen snags lie on the bank. On the left, on the far side of the forest stand two tall, slender snags. In the distance is the hazy outline of a ridge with a bump near the center. (From a color photograph.) |
| Note: | 1. In fall, 1999, an image of this painting was posted on the World-Wide Web site that displays the collection of Edan Milton Hughes (1935–2015). It was simultaneously offered for sale by california-art.com using the Hughes inventory number. 2. Paintings with this title have appeared in at least two 19th century auction catalogs but without enough information to either include or exclude the possibility that one of them is this painting. See Paintings known only by title for details. |
| Identification: | Title of unknown origin, as reported by Edan Hughes |
| Other title(s): | Fallen Leaf Lake (on receipt from Edan Hughes) |
| In index(es): | Title list, lake cove scenes, Lake Tahoe and environs, mountain streams through a forest |
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