Nathaniel Currier ( 1813 - 1888 ) was an American painter. Nathaniel Currier s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 2990 USD for American country life - Pleasures of winter in 2002 to 27025 USD for View of San Francisco, California. Taken from Telegraph Hill in 2006 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.