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HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (American, 1872-1952). Nymphs in Summer, 1946. Oil on canvas. 60.5 x 72 in.. Signed lower left. ...

2011 October 22-23 Illustration Art Signature Auction- New York #5066

 
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Auction Ended On: Oct 22, 2011
Item Activity: 9 Internet/mail/phone bidders Number of Bidders
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Location: Ukrainian Institute of America at The Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion
2 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10075

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HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (American, 1872-1952)
Nymphs in Summer, 1946
Oil on canvas
60.5 x 72 in.
Signed lower left

Commissioned from the artist by Commander Oliver Colvin, New York.

This monumental, lushly painted masterpiece by Christy is the most impressive canvas by the famed artist that we have ever offered-- and it compares favorably to any ever offered at public auction. The supremely talented Christy arrived in New York in 1890 to attend the Art Students League where he studied with William Merritt Chase. Later in his career, after a successful stint in book and magazine illustration, Christy specialized in portraiture. Nudes were an important subject throughout his working life, and represent some of the most accomplished and detailed images the artist ever painted-- it is immediately evident that Christy took a good deal of pleasure in these sensuous paintings, and as such, they stand as his most popular with collectors, counting for the majority of his top prices at auction. Estimate: .

Christy, Howard Chandler:. American illustrator and painter, 1872-1952

Condition Report*:

Re-lined canvas; canvas is slightly loose on stretcher; minor buckling on the upper left hand corner with slight paint-loss in the extreme corner; 0.5-inch abrasion with paint-loss on the upper right extreme edge with another on the upper middle extreme edge; small spot of in-painting on right figure’s right shoulder; faint 8-inch scratch running from her left arm to her chest; scattered areas of faint craquelure throughout her body; small dent with linear craquelure below on tree to the left of right figure’s right hand; linear creases in canvas through center figure, presumably from contact with stretcher bar; scattered faint craquelure in her torso area and in the blanket and book below; otherwise in very good condition commensurate with age. Presents beautifully.

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