Frederick Ferdinand Schafer 1839-1927 Yosemite oil on canvas, relined signed lower right Sight: 49 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (125.1 x 74.3 cm.), Frame: 64 1/2 x 44 1/2 in. (163.8 x 113 cm.) Provenance: Property from an Estate, purchased from Christopher Queen Galleries, Duncan Mills, California, 1990

Several small areas of in-painting, located mostly in the sky and in the trees near center right edge, including an approximately 6 x 2 inch concentration of multiple touch-ups at the upper right corner. Faint craquelure throughout. Canvas relined, as stated. The frame with small losses to the gilding scattered throughout, and with chips exposing gesso at upper right, lower right, and lower left corners. Edges of frame with five or six noticeable chips and additional smaller chips. Darkening and wear to the silver-painted wood molding. Joint separation at corners.