Oil Coastal Painting Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California c. Jean Bowler (American, 20th Century) Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California c. 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® Dimensions 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) 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 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. International buyers are welcome. 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