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Oil Painting Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Jean Bowler (American, 20th Century)
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California c.1980
Original Signed Oil on Board | Californian Miniature Coastal Landscape Painting
Highlights
• Original signed oil on board by Californian artist Jean Bowler.
• Painted circa 1980.
• Depicts the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.
• Retains the original Orinda, California artist's studio label.
• Presented in its original gilt wooden frame.
• Charming cabinet-sized painting with excellent decorative appeal.
• Ready for immediate display.
Introduction
An original circa 1980 miniature oil painting on board by the Californian artist Jean Bowler depicting the world-famous Golden Gate Bridge spanning the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
Beautifully executed on an intimate scale, the composition captures one of America's most celebrated landmarks beneath a bright Californian sky. White sailing yachts glide peacefully across the tranquil waters of the bay, while seabirds circle overhead and rolling green hills provide a picturesque backdrop beyond the bridge. Through confident brushwork and a refined appreciation of colour, light and atmosphere, Bowler successfully combines architectural precision with the natural beauty of Northern California.
Retaining its original Orinda, California studio label and housed within its original gilt wooden frame, the painting offers both decorative appeal and documented provenance, presenting an attractive example of late twentieth-century Californian regional art.
Catalogue Details
Artist: Jean Bowler (American, 20th Century)
Title: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Date: Circa 1980
Medium: Oil on board
Support: Artist's board
School: American Regional School
Signature: Signed lower right
Frame: Original gilt wooden frame
Labels: Original printed artist's studio label, "Original Art by Jean Bowler, Orinda, California"
Condition: Good vintage condition
Display: Ready for display (requires hanging wire to be fitted)
Catalogue Note
This delightful miniature landscape captures one of the world's most recognisable engineering landmarks with remarkable confidence despite its intimate scale. Jean Bowler has carefully balanced architectural accuracy with the atmospheric qualities of the Californian coastline, creating a composition that is both visually engaging and highly decorative.
The elegant suspension towers of the Golden Gate Bridge dominate the composition, their distinctive International Orange finish contrasting beautifully against the soft blue sky and shimmering waters of San Francisco Bay. Bowler employs a sensitive understanding of perspective, allowing the bridge's sweeping cables to draw the viewer naturally across the painting while maintaining convincing depth throughout.
In the foreground, rugged shoreline rocks emerge from the gently moving water, highlighted with subtle touches of impasto to capture reflected light and the movement of the incoming tide. Numerous white sailing yachts animate the bay beyond, while softly painted hills recede into atmospheric blue-grey tones characteristic of Northern California. Above, drifting clouds and circling seabirds complete the peaceful coastal panorama.
Completed approximately four decades after the bridge's opening in 1937, the painting celebrates a structure widely regarded as one of the greatest engineering achievements of the twentieth century. Designed by Joseph Strauss with major engineering contributions from Leon Moisseiff and Charles Alton Ellis, together with the elegant Art Deco styling of architect Irving Morrow, the Golden Gate Bridge remains one of the most photographed landmarks in the world and an enduring symbol of California.
The reverse retains the artist's original printed studio label from Orinda, California, providing valuable documentary provenance and reinforcing the work's authenticity of origin within the artist's known body of work.
The Artist
Jean Bowler (American, 20th Century) worked from Orinda, California, within the San Francisco Bay Area, where she became known during the late twentieth century for producing finely executed miniature oil paintings depicting local landscapes, coastal scenery and famous Californian landmarks.
Her paintings combine careful observation with confident brushwork and harmonious colour, producing attractive cabinet pictures that continue to appeal to collectors of regional American art. Examples retaining their original Orinda studio labels are increasingly sought after as charming representations of Californian landscape painting.
Provenance
Artist's Studio, Orinda, California
Retains the original printed artist's studio label
Private Collection
Acquired through the secondary art market
Professionally researched and catalogued by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®
Worldwide Shipping
The artwork will be professionally packed using quality packing materials and dispatched fully insured for safe worldwide delivery.
International buyers are welcome. Please contact us for a personalised shipping quotation where required.
Attribution & Research Notice
The historical observations, provenance research, attribution analysis and contextual commentary presented within this catalogue entry represent the professional, non-guaranteed opinion of Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®. They are offered in good faith as informed scholarly assessments based upon the available evidence, comparative research, published reference material and our experience within the international fine art market.
These observations should be understood as professional opinions rather than definitive statements of fact or guarantees of authorship, attribution, date, origin, provenance or historical interpretation. As with all historic works of art, future documentary discoveries, technical examination, conservation analysis or advances in academic research may refine, expand or revise current interpretations.
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Specialising in carefully curated British and European fine art, antiques and historic works of art.
Every artwork is professionally researched and catalogued using comparative scholarship, published reference material and over two decades of experience within the international fine art market. We are committed to offering collectors works of artistic and historical merit, accompanied by transparent provenance research, accurate catalogue descriptions and a professional, client-focused service.
We are always pleased to answer questions, provide additional photographs or discuss any artwork in greater detail. We offer our clients 100% satisfaction guarantee with all of our fine art, antiques & collectibles!
We ship worldwide with expert bespoke professional wrapping & packing and offer attractive international shipping rates with insurance – please send us your post / zip code and country for a quote.
We Offer Free delivery to most areas of the U.K mainland except for Scottish Highland & Islands – Please send us your post code for a quote thankyou.
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Company Number 15666518
GB VAT registration number 466128775
Making Payment
Goods can be bought by either International bank wire transfer or domestic BACS payment we can email you an invoice together with our banking instructions. Cash upon collection is also accepted. Shipping is with insurance cover. Import duty and taxes payable by the buyer please enquire if you need any assistance. Delivery time is usually within 2 weeks for International and 1 week for domestic shipping approximate. It can be faster depending upon the size and weight of the item(s) that you ordering from us. You are also welcome to arrange for your own courier to collect as long as we have received full cleared bank transfer payment.
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California c.1980
Original Signed Oil on Board | Californian Miniature Coastal Landscape Painting
Highlights
• Original signed oil on board by Californian artist Jean Bowler.
• Painted circa 1980.
• Depicts the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.
• Retains the original Orinda, California artist's studio label.
• Presented in its original gilt wooden frame.
• Charming cabinet-sized painting with excellent decorative appeal.
• Ready for immediate display.
Introduction
An original circa 1980 miniature oil painting on board by the Californian artist Jean Bowler depicting the world-famous Golden Gate Bridge spanning the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
Beautifully executed on an intimate scale, the composition captures one of America's most celebrated landmarks beneath a bright Californian sky. White sailing yachts glide peacefully across the tranquil waters of the bay, while seabirds circle overhead and rolling green hills provide a picturesque backdrop beyond the bridge. Through confident brushwork and a refined appreciation of colour, light and atmosphere, Bowler successfully combines architectural precision with the natural beauty of Northern California.
Retaining its original Orinda, California studio label and housed within its original gilt wooden frame, the painting offers both decorative appeal and documented provenance, presenting an attractive example of late twentieth-century Californian regional art.
Catalogue Details
Artist: Jean Bowler (American, 20th Century)
Title: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Date: Circa 1980
Medium: Oil on board
Support: Artist's board
School: American Regional School
Signature: Signed lower right
Frame: Original gilt wooden frame
Labels: Original printed artist's studio label, "Original Art by Jean Bowler, Orinda, California"
Condition: Good vintage condition
Display: Ready for display (requires hanging wire to be fitted)
Catalogue Note
This delightful miniature landscape captures one of the world's most recognisable engineering landmarks with remarkable confidence despite its intimate scale. Jean Bowler has carefully balanced architectural accuracy with the atmospheric qualities of the Californian coastline, creating a composition that is both visually engaging and highly decorative.
The elegant suspension towers of the Golden Gate Bridge dominate the composition, their distinctive International Orange finish contrasting beautifully against the soft blue sky and shimmering waters of San Francisco Bay. Bowler employs a sensitive understanding of perspective, allowing the bridge's sweeping cables to draw the viewer naturally across the painting while maintaining convincing depth throughout.
In the foreground, rugged shoreline rocks emerge from the gently moving water, highlighted with subtle touches of impasto to capture reflected light and the movement of the incoming tide. Numerous white sailing yachts animate the bay beyond, while softly painted hills recede into atmospheric blue-grey tones characteristic of Northern California. Above, drifting clouds and circling seabirds complete the peaceful coastal panorama.
Completed approximately four decades after the bridge's opening in 1937, the painting celebrates a structure widely regarded as one of the greatest engineering achievements of the twentieth century. Designed by Joseph Strauss with major engineering contributions from Leon Moisseiff and Charles Alton Ellis, together with the elegant Art Deco styling of architect Irving Morrow, the Golden Gate Bridge remains one of the most photographed landmarks in the world and an enduring symbol of California.
The reverse retains the artist's original printed studio label from Orinda, California, providing valuable documentary provenance and reinforcing the work's authenticity of origin within the artist's known body of work.
The Artist
Jean Bowler (American, 20th Century) worked from Orinda, California, within the San Francisco Bay Area, where she became known during the late twentieth century for producing finely executed miniature oil paintings depicting local landscapes, coastal scenery and famous Californian landmarks.
Her paintings combine careful observation with confident brushwork and harmonious colour, producing attractive cabinet pictures that continue to appeal to collectors of regional American art. Examples retaining their original Orinda studio labels are increasingly sought after as charming representations of Californian landscape painting.
Provenance
Artist's Studio, Orinda, California
Retains the original printed artist's studio label
Private Collection
Acquired through the secondary art market
Professionally researched and catalogued by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®
Worldwide Shipping
The artwork will be professionally packed using quality packing materials and dispatched fully insured for safe worldwide delivery.
International buyers are welcome. Please contact us for a personalised shipping quotation where required.
Attribution & Research Notice
The historical observations, provenance research, attribution analysis and contextual commentary presented within this catalogue entry represent the professional, non-guaranteed opinion of Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®. They are offered in good faith as informed scholarly assessments based upon the available evidence, comparative research, published reference material and our experience within the international fine art market.
These observations should be understood as professional opinions rather than definitive statements of fact or guarantees of authorship, attribution, date, origin, provenance or historical interpretation. As with all historic works of art, future documentary discoveries, technical examination, conservation analysis or advances in academic research may refine, expand or revise current interpretations.
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®
Specialising in carefully curated British and European fine art, antiques and historic works of art.
Every artwork is professionally researched and catalogued using comparative scholarship, published reference material and over two decades of experience within the international fine art market. We are committed to offering collectors works of artistic and historical merit, accompanied by transparent provenance research, accurate catalogue descriptions and a professional, client-focused service.
We are always pleased to answer questions, provide additional photographs or discuss any artwork in greater detail. We offer our clients 100% satisfaction guarantee with all of our fine art, antiques & collectibles!
We ship worldwide with expert bespoke professional wrapping & packing and offer attractive international shipping rates with insurance – please send us your post / zip code and country for a quote.
We Offer Free delivery to most areas of the U.K mainland except for Scottish Highland & Islands – Please send us your post code for a quote thankyou.
Registered Office Address
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ
Company Number 15666518
GB VAT registration number 466128775
Making Payment
Goods can be bought by either International bank wire transfer or domestic BACS payment we can email you an invoice together with our banking instructions. Cash upon collection is also accepted. Shipping is with insurance cover. Import duty and taxes payable by the buyer please enquire if you need any assistance. Delivery time is usually within 2 weeks for International and 1 week for domestic shipping approximate. It can be faster depending upon the size and weight of the item(s) that you ordering from us. You are also welcome to arrange for your own courier to collect as long as we have received full cleared bank transfer payment.
Price
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DimensionsDimensions
Framed
Width: 12 cm (4.72 inches)
Height: 9.7 cm (3.82 inches)
Depth: 1.8 cm (0.71 inches)
Visible Image
Width: 9.5 cm (3.74 inches)
Height: 7 cm (2.76 inches)
Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art
> Antique Oil Paintings
Date 1980
1980s Antiques Material Oil Painting on Board
Origin American
Condition Condition Report
Presented in good vintage condition consistent with its circa 1980 age.
The original oil-painted surface is well preserved, retaining bright colours, stable paint layers and no obvious evidence of restoration or overpainting under normal inspection.
The original gilt wooden frame remains structurally sound and displays light age-related wear including minor rubbing, surface scuffs and a small overpainted chip to the upper left corner, entirely consistent with careful handling over time.
The reverse retains its original backing together with the original printed Jean Bowler, Orinda, California studio label. A hanging wire is not presently fitted and can easily be added prior to wall display.
Overall, the painting presents extremely well and is ready for display.
Item code as1013a1331
Status For Sale
£300.00 
$405.93
€349.05
$405.93
€349.05
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Delivery by parcel courier within the UK Mainland will be used for all smalls, paintings & all furniture items allow between 2 to 5 working days delivery time. Online tracking can be provided. International delivery airfreight is available estimated delivery times between 5 to 14 working days approximate upon request by providing your full name and address together with a postal area or zip code and a contact phone number.
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If the customer refuses to pay any duty and customs charges and the parcel is returned to sender all shipping charges will be deducted from any refund.
For International buyers please contact us before you order as shipping costs are additional please request a shipping quote, also to advise that any import duty taxes due are additional and are payable by the buyer.
Scottish Highlands & all islands also for International buyers please get in touch for an international shipping quote thankyou. Our preferred Payment is by by BACS Bank Transfer, we can also accept stripe, amazon pay, google pay & paypal.
Confirmation of delivery is provided by email or text message, which includes a courier tracking number and date of posting or collection. Shipping costs are charged based upon the type of shipping service used, either express, standard or economy services and size and weight of item.
Delivery by parcel courier within the UK Mainland will be used for all smalls, paintings & all furniture items allow between 2 to 5 working days delivery time. Online tracking can be provided. International delivery airfreight is available estimated delivery times between 5 to 14 working days approximate upon request by providing your full name and address together with a postal area or zip code and a contact phone number.
Customs Payment & Brexit
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD operates on a Delivery Duty Unpaid (DDU) basis which means that the International buyer is responsible for any import duties, taxes & customs clearance and any other charges which may be necessary to release an order from international customs.
Following the UK leaving the EU on 1st January 2021 (BREXIT) there have been some changes to customs & duty charges for EU customers. Tax and import duty varies from country to country so we recommend you check with your local tax office to see if any fees will be payable.
If the customer refuses to pay any duty and customs charges and the parcel is returned to sender all shipping charges will be deducted from any refund.
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For International buyers please contact us before you order as shipping costs are additional please request a shipping quote, also to advise that any import duty taxes due are additional and are payable by the buyer.
For both domestic & International buyers please get in touch for a shipping quote thankyou. Our payment method is by BACS Bank Transfer for UK domestic clients and for International clients payment is preferred by international bank wire transfer. We no longer accept any Online Card or in person card payments due to payment providers charging us and not returning the processing transaction fee even if an order is fraudulent, cancelled or returned. All Item(s) will need to be settled by bank transfer only. We will email you a proforma invoice with our bank details.
For International buyers Payment is required within 3 calendar days of the sale being agreed.
If payment is not received within this time. Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD reserves the right to consider selling the item (s) to another customer at its discretion.
Deposit payments are accepted, however shipping will not take place until the balance has been paid in full and to advise deposit payments are non refundable.
Upgrades & Exchanges are also offered please ask.
Returns are accepted within 14 days of receipt. The buyer is solely responsible for paying the entire costs of the outbound & return shipping costs also any import costs & duty taxes due. Return authorisation should be requested by sending an email before posting. Once we receive the item in good order as supplied not withstanding notified transit damage, we will return partial refund payment using the same payment method less our shipping costs. For any Refunds given the refund amount will have our cost of the outbound shipping costs deducted.
Customs Payment & Brexit
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD operates on a Delivery Duty Unpaid (DDU) basis which means that the International buyer is responsible for any import duties, taxes & customs which may be necessary to release an order from international customs.
Following the UK leaving the EU on 1st January 2021 (BREXIT) there have been some changes to customs & duty charges for EU customers. Tax and import duty varies from country to country so we recommend you check with your local tax office to see if any fees will be payable.
If the customer refuses to pay any duty and customs charges and the parcel is returned to sender all shipping charges will be deducted from any refund.
For both domestic & International buyers please get in touch for a shipping quote thankyou. Our payment method is by BACS Bank Transfer for UK domestic clients and for International clients payment is preferred by international bank wire transfer. We no longer accept any Online Card or in person card payments due to payment providers charging us and not returning the processing transaction fee even if an order is fraudulent, cancelled or returned. All Item(s) will need to be settled by bank transfer only. We will email you a proforma invoice with our bank details.
For International buyers Payment is required within 3 calendar days of the sale being agreed.
If payment is not received within this time. Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD reserves the right to consider selling the item (s) to another customer at its discretion.
Deposit payments are accepted, however shipping will not take place until the balance has been paid in full and to advise deposit payments are non refundable.
Upgrades & Exchanges are also offered please ask.
Returns are accepted within 14 days of receipt. The buyer is solely responsible for paying the entire costs of the outbound & return shipping costs also any import costs & duty taxes due. Return authorisation should be requested by sending an email before posting. Once we receive the item in good order as supplied not withstanding notified transit damage, we will return partial refund payment using the same payment method less our shipping costs. For any Refunds given the refund amount will have our cost of the outbound shipping costs deducted.
Customs Payment & Brexit
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD operates on a Delivery Duty Unpaid (DDU) basis which means that the International buyer is responsible for any import duties, taxes & customs which may be necessary to release an order from international customs.
Following the UK leaving the EU on 1st January 2021 (BREXIT) there have been some changes to customs & duty charges for EU customers. Tax and import duty varies from country to country so we recommend you check with your local tax office to see if any fees will be payable.
If the customer refuses to pay any duty and customs charges and the parcel is returned to sender all shipping charges will be deducted from any refund.
View all stock from
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Covent Garden,
London, England
WC2H 9JQ.
Tel : 07494 763382
Non UK callers : +44 7494 763382
Get directions to Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd
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