G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones, Texas, 1933-2017), "Manhattan", oil on panel, signed and dated lower right, 1986, inscribed on the verso with title, signature, and date; lot includes "Taking Stock" book, hardcover

sight: 10 x 7 in., frame: 23.5 x 20 in.

Provenance: Property from an Austin, Texas collector; lot is accompanied by original invoice from Altermann Art Gallery (Dallas, Texas) dated Sep. 1986 and appraisal letter by Jack M. Puryear, President of The Waterloo Collection, Inc. (Austin, Texas), dated 1991

Gerald Harvey Jones, "G. Harvey", was a celebrated artist and lifelong Texan whose youth spent in the Texas Hill Country helped inform his nostalgic and evocative imagery of Western scenes and scenes of Americana. Harvey was a prolific artist and often compared to Impressionist masters such as Edouard Cortes. His paintings have appeared in prestigious sites, including the White House, the National Archives, the Treasury Building, and the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History.