This book serves as a comprehensive catalogue for an exhibition celebrating the life and work of artist Rudolf Scheffler. It details the oil paintings featured in the exhibition, organized into thematic sections such as Landscape and Garden Paintings, Still Life Paintings, Figurative Paintings, and Scene Paintings. The catalogue includes numerous black and white illustrations and drawings, alongside seven color plates, offering a visual exploration of Scheffler's artistic output.

This exhibition catalogue provides a detailed overview of Rudolf Scheffler's oil paintings, as presented at the Florence Griswold Museum in 1989. The inclusion of forewords, acknowledgements, and introductions by museum and art professionals grounds the work within its curatorial context. The extensive visual material, comprising numerous black and white illustrations and drawings alongside color plates, aims to offer a thorough visual record of the exhibited works.