View From Telegraph Hill by John William Winkler

View From Telegraph Hill by John William Winkler

View From Telegraph Hill

John William Winkler

Title

View From Telegraph Hill

 
Artist
Year
1919  
Technique
etching 
Image Size
3 13/16 x 5 1/8" platemark 
Signature
pencil, lower center 
Edition Size
ca. 50 
Annotations
pencil initialed and titled along lower sheet edge 
Reference
LC47 
Paper
antique cream laid with partial watermark 
State
 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
13051 
Price
SOLD
Description

A sweeping view from one of San Francisco’s historic “Seven Hills,” Telegraph Hill, looking toward the East Bay, with boats on the water and clouds in the sky. Of note is the comparative space surrounding the wooden houses on the right of the image, a rickety wooden fence running between them and an as-yet undeveloped plot of land; as we know now, such space is hard to find in modern day San Francisco. Winkler’s expert ability to render such vast views with an easy, deft hand is on full display in this small window on to one his favorite subjects, views of and from Telegraph.