Medium: | oil on canvas, lined |
Size: | 20 x 12 in (51 x 30 cm) (also reported as 24 x 16 in) |
Provenance: | In collection of Edan Milton Hughes (1935–2015), San Francisco, by 1999, inventory #982. Sold 12 April 2001 via eBay. With Christopher Queen Galleries, Duncans Mills, California, 2006. |
Description: | A sunset view along a creek with a few tall conifers silhouetted against the sky on the left. A snag leans away from the trees to the left and another snag lies on the ground below the trees. On the right side of the shallow and still creek stands a lone, slender snag. In the distance, a dark forest looms on the horizon, above which the sky is clear except for a few low, wispy, orange clouds. (From a color photograph.) |
Note: | 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. |
Identification: | Title of unknown origin, as reported by Edan Milton Hughes. The smaller size was reported with the eBay offering; the larger size by Hughes. Christopher Queen Galleries confirms the smaller size. |
Other title(s): | [Russian River sunset] (Christopher Queen Galleries) |
In index(es): | Title list, mountain streams through a forest, Santa Cruz mountains, California |