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Frederick Ferdinand Schafer Painting Catalog

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[photo] On Fallen Leaf Lake, California

Medium: Oil on canvas.
Size: 24 x 16 in (61 x 41 cm)
Inscription: Said to be signed l/r "F. Schafer".
Verso: Said to be "On Fallen Leaf Lake, Calo." (The last word is probably "Cala.")
Provenance: Sold 12 September 2010 for $1416 by Charlton Hall, West Columbia, South Carolina as lot 898 in sale 255, "Fine Estates and Museum Collections"..
Reproductions: Charlton Hall sale catalog (color).
Site: Fallen Leaf Lake, just west of Lake Tahoe, was a frequent subject for 19th century west coast landscape artists.
Legend: Said to have come from an upstate South Carolina collection.
Identification: Title from reported verso inscription.
In index(es): Title list, lake cove scenes, sunset scenes

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