Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Old Roscoe on the Truckee River

Frederick Ferdinand Schafer

American · 1839–1927 · Painter

Frederick Ferdinand Schafer was a German-born American painter. He was born in Braunschweig, Germany and he emigrated to the United States in 1876, at age 37. He opened a… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Evening, Mt. ShastaBrunk Auctions · $15,000≈ £12,019≈ €13,977Sign up to see
  2. Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Catskill Fall, Catskill Mountains, New York, alternatively titled, John Muir's Valley, Yosemite, oil on canvasCatskill Fall, Catskill Mountains, New York, alternatively titled, John Muir's Valley, YosemiteBonhams · $8,750≈ £6,267≈ €7,164Sign up to see
  3. Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Evening on Santa Cruz River; Thought to be Mount Lassen (group of 2), first signed 'F Schafer' (lower left); second signed 'F. Schafer' (lower right)Evening on Santa Cruz River; Thought to be Mount Lassen (group of 2)Bonhams · $8,125≈ £5,204≈ €7,405Sign up to see

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Frederick Ferdinand Schafer was a German-born American painter. He was born in Braunschweig, Germany and he emigrated to the United States in 1876, at age 37. He opened a studio on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, and he lived in Oakland, Over the course of his career, he did over 500 paintings. He died in Oakland at age 87. His work is in the permanent collections of the British Columbia Archives, the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Fairfield University Art Museum, and the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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Born 1839, BrunswickDied 1927, OaklandOccupation PainterWikidata Q18571692 ↗Museum works 3

Works in museum collections

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Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Old Roscoe on the Truckee River
Old Roscoe on the Truckee River1885
Birmingham Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museum of Art
Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Morning on Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley
Morning on Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, North Heads on the Pacific Coast, California
North Heads on the Pacific Coast, California
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

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