The Same Old Yarn
Type:Illustration
Year:1918
Size:35.00" x 25.00"
Medium:Watercolor and gouache
Signed:Lower Right
Howard Chandler Christy ART FOR SALE
1872 Morgan County, Ohio - 1952 New York City. Known for: Pin-up girl illustration, figure-female and genre painting.
Howard Chandler Christy' was one of America's most distinguished illustrators, whose work, like that of Norman Rockwell, successfully captured the pulse of the nation. His career was established when... Read full biography
Howard Chandler Christy' was one of America's most distinguished illustrators, whose work, like that of Norman Rockwell, successfully captured the pulse of the nation. His career was established when he worked for Scribner's and Leslie's Weekly doing illustrations of American troops in Cuba during... Read full biography
Howard Chandler Christy' was one of America's most distinguished illustrators, whose work, like that of Norman Rockwell, successfully captured the pulse of the nation. His career was established when he worked for Scribner's and Leslie's Weekly doing illustrations of American troops in Cuba during the Spanish American War. After that, he was most sought after for his sumptuous, lush portraits of women, although he also painted other notables that included President Calvin Coolidge, General... Read full biography
Howard Chandler Christy' was one of America's most distinguished illustrators, whose work, like that of Norman Rockwell, successfully captured the pulse of the nation. His career was established when he worked for Scribner's and Leslie's Weekly doing illustrations of American troops in Cuba during the Spanish American War. After that, he was most sought after for his sumptuous, lush portraits of women, although he also painted other notables that included President Calvin Coolidge, General Douglas McArthur, Eddie Rickenbacker, Douglas MacArthur, Amelia Earhart, Herbert Hoover, and Benito Mussolini. He was also a muralist and much sought-after teacher, giving classes in New York City at Cooper Union, the Chase School, the New York School of... Read full biography
Howard Chandler Christy' was one of America's most distinguished illustrators, whose work, like that of Norman Rockwell, successfully captured the pulse of the nation. His career was established when he worked for Scribner's and Leslie's Weekly doing illustrations of American troops in Cuba during the Spanish American War. After that, he was most sought after for his sumptuous, lush portraits of women, although he also painted other notables that included President Calvin Coolidge, General Douglas McArthur, Eddie Rickenbacker, Douglas MacArthur, Amelia Earhart, Herbert Hoover, and Benito Mussolini. He was also a muralist and much sought-after teacher, giving classes in New York City at Cooper Union, the Chase School, the New York School of Art, and the Art Students League. Christy was born on January 10, 1872 in Morgan County, Ohio as reflected... Read full biography
Howard Chandler Christy - Art for Sale (3 available)
Louis Sherry Chocolates Advertisement
Type:Illustration
Year:1923
Size:31.50" x 41.50"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Original advertisement for Louis Sherry Chocolates
A Fishing Expedition
Type:Painting
Year:1950
Size:32.00" x 40.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Howard Chandler Christy A Fishing Expedition, 1950 oil on canvas 32 x 40 in. 37 x 45 in. Framed size provenance: Howard Chandler Christy. Colette Ramsey, a model for the artist and one of the “Christy Girls”.