SALE For The Holidays! Framed, Antique Lithograph 'Alternating Currents' by Howard Chandler Christy , Signed & Dated 1907

Fine Art : Christy Girl : Gibson Girl, Suitor, Moffat Yard & Co., New York

 

Superb art work by Christy depicting one of his "Christy Girls", his adaptation of the Gibson Girl, on the phone while her beau sits across the table looking quite bored but in love all the same. Or might he be just a suitor vying for her affections while another man woes her on the phone?

The telephone cord is cleverly twisted forming a heart between the couple.

A lovely bouquet of roses rest upon the table in front of the beautiful woman.

Titled applicably, 'Alternating Currents', this captures Christy's great artistic talent.

His first love was art work in black & white and add just a splash of color and you have a masterpiece showing great emotion with such ease.

This signed & dated piece comes in its original black painted Oak wood frame, behind glass. In Excellent Condition it measures 18 x 22.

There are fingerprint smudges on the glass that is shown in the picture with the frame, this is not damage.

Howard Chandler Christy (January 10, 1873—March 3, 1952) was an American artist famous for the "Christy Girl", similar to a "Gibson Girl". He painted Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States.

Some of his work is on display at New York City restaurant Café des Artistes - they include six panels of wood nymphs and paintings such as The Parrot Girl, The Swing Girl, Ponce De Leon, Fall, Spring, and the Fountain of Youth.

He was born in Morgan County and attended early school in Duncan Falls, Ohio. He then studied in New York at the National Academy and the Art Students' League under Chase.

He first attracted attention with his illustrations of the Spanish-American War, published in Scribner's and Harper's magazines and in Collier's Weekly, gaining especial prominence with the series, "Men of the Army and Navy," and a portrait of Colonel Roosevelt.

He was best known, however, for his charming illustrations of the works of such authors as Richard Harding Davis and he created a picturesque and romantic type of society women peculiarly his own.

His work is characterized by great facility, a dashing but not exaggerated style, and a strong sense of values. He preferred black and white, but he also worked with success in color.

Item ID: 1175

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