Original watercolor on heavy wove rag paper: circa 1890/1900: image/sheet size: 12 1/4 inches by 8 1/4 inches: faint letters of watercolor signature lower right "....IER " ( see close up of signature area ): pencil notation/verso " E.W. CURRIER ". " Chinatown - San Francisco ": framed in its original turn of the century painted black wood frame: frame size is 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches.

E. W. Currier was born in Marietta, Ohio in 1857, the son of lithographer Charles Jacob Currier and nephew of Nathaniel Currier of Currier & Ives.  Edward's art studies were at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago and with G. L. Clough in New York.  He settled in San Francisco in 1882 into a studio in the old "Monkey Block" (now the Transamerica Pyramid) which housed many other local artists.  Working in oil and watercolor, his subjects include landscapes, coastal scenes, still lifes, views of San Francisco and San Francisco Chinatown, and an occasional seascape. Much of his early work was lost in the earthquake and fire of 1906.  Along with Esther Hunt and Jules Pages, Edwin Currier is one of the few artists to document intimate scenes of early San Francisco Chinatown. Currier died at his studio-home at 1002 Ellis Street in 1918.  ( REF: Hughes: Artists in Calif: Falk: Who Was Who in American Art:

Exh: Mechanics Inst. (SF), 1896-97; SFAA, 1896-97; Calif. State Fair, 1899-1902; Starr King Fraternity, 1905; Alaska-Yukon Expo (Seattle), 1909 (silver medal). In: Santa Cruz City Museum; CHS; City of Monterey Collection; Society of Calif. Pioneers. ( REF: Hughes: Artists in Calif: Falk: Who Was Who in American Art ).

NOTE: Condition is very good: sheet all original: not glued or laid down: old glass has been replaced with new museum grade UV protective plexiglas: old frame backing has been replaced with new archival mat backing: This work is fully guaranteed. ( Because we will be away for vacation we will not be able to ship until 9 days after this item closes/ usually we ship 2 to 3 days after close depending on how the item is paid for . )