San Francisco State Street Evening Street Scene Cityscape Oil Painting After Gerald Harvey Jones

This fantastic framed oil on canvas is signed "Collins" and depicts a rainy evening street scene on State Street in San Francisco, circa 1898-1905, lit by street lamps and restaurants, with travelers on in horse-drawn carriage and an electric streetcar and the Call Building in the background.  After the American painter, Gerald Harvey Jones (1933-2017).  Built in 1898, the Call Building was for many years the tallest building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River.  The structure was badly burned and damaged by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, although the building did not collapse.  

This large work measures 24.4" by 38.6", and the period frame with black lacquered finish measures 28.7" by 41" by 2.4".  Canvas is in good condition.  Frame appears to have been refinished and has various nicks and dents, consistent with age.

Jones was a very successful genre painter of landscapes and street scenes whose collectors included Lyndon B. Johnson, Margaret Thatcher, and Texas Governor John Connally. Harvey's paintings and sculptures have been collected and showcased throughout the world, including The White House and the Embassy of the United States, Moscow.

This particular work reflects the influence of Edouard Cortes and Antoine Blanchard, famous for their day and evening cityscapes of early 20th century Paris.