The Home-coming of Bibbs
Type:Illustration
Year:1914
Size:30.00" x 21.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Story illustration for " The Turmoil" by Booth Tarkington, published by Harper's Magazine, August 1914.
Charles Edward Chambers ART FOR SALE
1883 Ottumwa, Iowa - 1941. Known for: Magazine illustration, musician portrait painting.
Charles Edward Chambers was a classical painter representative of the old school. His technique was impeccable, anatomy perfect, compositions compelling, and color harmonious. One could infer from... Read full biography
Charles Edward Chambers was a classical painter representative of the old school. His technique was impeccable, anatomy perfect, compositions compelling, and color harmonious. One could infer from his polish that he was a product of the French Academy, with years of classical training. Yet he was... Read full biography
Charles Edward Chambers was a classical painter representative of the old school. His technique was impeccable, anatomy perfect, compositions compelling, and color harmonious. One could infer from his polish that he was a product of the French Academy, with years of classical training. Yet he was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, in 1883; his training was at the Chicago Institute and in New York at the Art Students League with George Bridgman. In fact, one of his important teachers was Fanny Munsell, who... Read full biography
Charles Edward Chambers was a classical painter representative of the old school. His technique was impeccable, anatomy perfect, compositions compelling, and color harmonious. One could infer from his polish that he was a product of the French Academy, with years of classical training. Yet he was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, in 1883; his training was at the Chicago Institute and in New York at the Art Students League with George Bridgman. In fact, one of his important teachers was Fanny Munsell, who later became his wife. She was an accomplished illustrator in her own right as a contributor to Cosmopolitan, Woman's Home Companion, and other national magazines. Chambers clearly modeled his style and technique on hers. Unfortunately, her career... Read full biography
Charles Edward Chambers was a classical painter representative of the old school. His technique was impeccable, anatomy perfect, compositions compelling, and color harmonious. One could infer from his polish that he was a product of the French Academy, with years of classical training. Yet he was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, in 1883; his training was at the Chicago Institute and in New York at the Art Students League with George Bridgman. In fact, one of his important teachers was Fanny Munsell, who later became his wife. She was an accomplished illustrator in her own right as a contributor to Cosmopolitan, Woman's Home Companion, and other national magazines. Chambers clearly modeled his style and technique on hers. Unfortunately, her career was cut short by her early death in 1920, and now sadly almost forgotten. Some of Chambers' early professional illustrations... Read full biography
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