ENGAGEMENTS, SAINT VALENTINE, LIFE MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATION
Type:Drawing
Year:circa 1920s
Size:19.00" x 14.75"
Medium:Pen and ink
Signed:Signed
Notes:
Inscribed to famed Skippy cartoonist Percy Crosby and signed on bottom edge
Charles Gibson ART FOR SALE
1867 Roxbury, Massachusetts - 1944 New York City. Known for: Magazine illustration-female figure.
In 1886, a nineteen-year-old artist, portfolio in hand, was seen sneaking his way up the back stairs to the New York City offices of the young humor magazine, LIFE. A tall, handsome youth, he hardly... Read full biography
In 1886, a nineteen-year-old artist, portfolio in hand, was seen sneaking his way up the back stairs to the New York City offices of the young humor magazine, LIFE. A tall, handsome youth, he hardly looked like the type that needed to sneak his way around anywhere. But he'd spent the entire year... Read full biography
In 1886, a nineteen-year-old artist, portfolio in hand, was seen sneaking his way up the back stairs to the New York City offices of the young humor magazine, LIFE. A tall, handsome youth, he hardly looked like the type that needed to sneak his way around anywhere. But he'd spent the entire year making the rounds of every magazine in New York and their unanimous rejection of his work had chipped away at his self-confidence. He had decided that this was it if LIFE didn't buy something, there... Read full biography
In 1886, a nineteen-year-old artist, portfolio in hand, was seen sneaking his way up the back stairs to the New York City offices of the young humor magazine, LIFE. A tall, handsome youth, he hardly looked like the type that needed to sneak his way around anywhere. But he'd spent the entire year making the rounds of every magazine in New York and their unanimous rejection of his work had chipped away at his self-confidence. He had decided that this was it if LIFE didn't buy something, there would be one less artist struggling to sell his work. Among the drawings in the portfolio was a sketch of a dog baying at the moon, with the legend beneath, "The Moon and I." It was a spoof on the ballad of the same name from The Mikado, Gilbert and... Read full biography
In 1886, a nineteen-year-old artist, portfolio in hand, was seen sneaking his way up the back stairs to the New York City offices of the young humor magazine, LIFE. A tall, handsome youth, he hardly looked like the type that needed to sneak his way around anywhere. But he'd spent the entire year making the rounds of every magazine in New York and their unanimous rejection of his work had chipped away at his self-confidence. He had decided that this was it if LIFE didn't buy something, there would be one less artist struggling to sell his work. Among the drawings in the portfolio was a sketch of a dog baying at the moon, with the legend beneath, "The Moon and I." It was a spoof on the ballad of the same name from The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan's popular musical. The drawing was mediocre, the technique less than masterful, but it was a... Read full biography
Charles Gibson - Art for Sale (2 available)
All's Well That Ends Well
Type:Illustration
Year:1901
Size:19.00" x 26.00"
Medium:Pen and ink
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Illustration for "Drawings," by Charles Dana Gibson, published by RH Russell, New York, 1901