HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (American, 1872-1952). A Modern-Day Motoring Couple, Motor Magazine cover, 1912. Watercolor and ...

Description

HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (American, 1872-1952)
A Modern-Day Motoring Couple, Motor Magazine cover, 1912
Watercolor and gouache on board
36 x 29 in.
Signed lower left
This piece was reproduced on page 98 of Famous American Illustrators by Arpi Ermoyan, Chartwell Books, 2002 and on page 15 of Gil Elvgren All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel, Taschen Books, 1996.

PROVENANCE:
Ex-Collection of the Art Couple, Beverly and Roy Sacs, Long Island, New York

From the Estate of Charles Martignette

More information about HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY. See also: Christy, Howard Chandler, Howard Chandler Christy Artist.

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