Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

American, 1883-1941

The work of American realist painter and illustrator Charles Edward Chambers is characterized by such an exceptional mastery of color and composition that, in his day, his refined figurative paintings may have fooled collectors into thinking he was a graduate of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.

Born in 1883 in Ottumwa, Iowa, Chambers studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York under Canadian-American painter George Bridgman. Another of his teachers was illustrator Fanny Munsell (later his wife), who influenced his style and technique. Munsell secured illustration work for a range of magazines, including Cosmopolitan and Women’s Home Companion, before she died in 1920.

Chambers learned to modify his painting technique so that his work was primed for reproduction on a mass scale. He gained recognition as a classical figurative painter and illustrator during World War I when, in 1917, he illustrated a well-known poster for the U.S. Food Administration titled Food Will Win The War. He was also a regular contributor as an illustrator at the time to Harper’s Monthly and created covers for Redbook magazine.

Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Chambers kept busy with editorial assignments and advertising campaigns. While it’s true that Art Nouveau posters were plastered everywhere along the streets of Paris during the early years of the Belle Époque, poster art continued to remain very relevant in the Art Deco years, too. While creating illustrations for authors such as Pearl Buck, W. Somerset Maugham, Faith Baldwin and Louis Bromfield, Chambers earned advertising commissions from the decades’ prominent companies and brands. These included painting portraits of famous musicians Sergei Rachmaninoff, Alfred Cortot and Ignacy Jan Paderewski for Steinway & Sons and designing billboard ads and posters for cigarette company Chesterfield and soap manufacturer Palmolive.

Today, Chambers’s works remain favorites among collectors of vintage 20th-century art.

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Artist: Charles E. Chambers

Charles E. Chambers“I was playing Chopin, with an ache in my heart.” Illustration for Harper’s Mag, 1918

$14,800Sale Price|20% Off

“I was playing Chopin, with an ache in my heart.” Illustration for Harper’s Mag

By Charles E. Chambers

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Story illustration for “The High Cost of Conscience” by Beatrice Witt Ravenel for Harper’s Magazine, published January 1919. Year: 1918 Dimensions: 30.00" x 21.00", Framed 35.5" x ...

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20th Century Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Charles E. ChambersStory illustration for “Appearance and Reality” by Somerset Maugham, 1934

$12,500

Story illustration for “Appearance and Reality” by Somerset Maugham

By Charles E. Chambers

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Story illustration for “Appearance and Reality” by W. Somerset Maugham, published in Cosmopolitan, November 1934, pages 22-23. Described as "A masterfully witty story of manners and...

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1930s Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Kyra Markham"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism, c. 1940s

$25,000

H 34 in W 28 in D 2 in

"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism

By Kyra Markham

Located in New York, NY

"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism. 30 x 24 inches. Oil on canvas. Signed on stretcher, c. 1940s. Frame is likely original to the painting. Realist painter-printmaker Kyra Markham...

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1940s American Modern Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Otis Oldfield"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker, 1924

$18,500

H 20 in W 18 in

"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker

By Otis Oldfield

Located in New York, NY

"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker. Signed “Otis Oldfield” lower left. 14 x 12 inches. Exhibited: Galerie des Beaux Arts, San Francisco, CA, 1925 Provenance: Estate of the Artist Born in Sacramento, CA on July 3, 1890, Otis Oldfield left high school at age 16 to work in a local print shop. In 1909 he arrived in San Francisco and enrolled at the Best Art School. After working for two years as a bellhop at the Argonaut Hotel and as a hat check boy at the Cliff House, he had saved enough money for further studies in Paris. In 1911 he sailed for France and enrolled at Académie Julian. Caught up in the activities of wartime Paris, he was an apprentice for a book...

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1920s American Realist Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Zygmund JankowskiWine Bottles and Fruit on Table, Circa 1985

$18,000

H 32 in W 44 in

Wine Bottles and Fruit on Table

By Zygmund Jankowski

Located in Gloucester, MA

Zygmund Jankowski (1925–2009) painted traditional subjects with exuberant irreverence for traditional rules of color, composition, and perspective. He disparaged imitation and deligh...

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1980s Contemporary Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Luigi Da RiosA Very Fine Italian Oil on Canvas Titled "The Solo Violinist or Violin Teacher ", Circa 1886

$19,850

H 25.88 in W 20.25 in D 3.5 in

A Very Fine Italian Oil on Canvas Titled "The Solo Violinist or Violin Teacher "

Located in LA, CA

A very fine Italian oil on canvas titled "The Solo Violinist" by Luigi Da Rios (Italian, 1844-1892), depicting an interior 18th century room scene of a single violinist player; withi...

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Late 19th Century Academic Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Oil

Oscar RabineParis under the sun, 2010

$44,883

H 25.6 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in

Paris under the sun

Located in PARIS, FR

Oscar Rabine was a renowned Russian-French painter and one of the leading figures of nonconformist art in the Soviet Union. Born in 1928 in Moscow, he became known for his expressive...

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2010s Expressionist Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Marcel DyfStill Life with flowers and a mandolin oil on canvas paitning

$6,800

H 28.39 in W 36.23 in

Still Life with flowers and a mandolin oil on canvas paitning

By Marcel Dyf

Located in Jerusalem, IL

oil on canvas, signed lower right. nicely framed. In Still Life with Flowers and a Mandolin, Marcel Dyf masterfully combines a vibrant bouquet of flowers with the timeless elegance ...

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20th Century Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Evan Wulff1943 War Period Textured Still Life Of Table With Oranges And Bottle, 1943

$1,850

H 20.08 in W 13.78 in

1943 War Period Textured Still Life Of Table With Oranges And Bottle

Located in Frederiksberg C, DK

A charming and decorative composition painted in 1943 by Danish artist Evan Wulff. This stilleben painting unveils a rustic table adorned simply with a wine bottle and two oranges. T...

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1940s Post-War Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Kamsar OhanyanArmenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Sunny Room, 2021

$500

H 9.85 in W 13.78 in D 1.19 in

Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Sunny Room

By Kamsar Ohanyan

Located in Paris, IDF

Oil on canvas

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2010s Contemporary Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Francois BoissiereFrench Extra-Large Dark Blue And Red Abstract Dramatic Contemporary Painting, 1985

$4,200

H 51.19 in W 63.78 in

French Extra-Large Dark Blue And Red Abstract Dramatic Contemporary Painting

Located in Frederiksberg C, DK

Extra-large dramatic painting from 1985 by Francois Boissiere (1956 - )

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Pierre BergianVedute, 2018

$15,000

H 39.5 in W 47.25 in

Vedute

By Pierre Bergian

Located in New Orleans, LA

Belgium based artist, Pierre Bergian, expresses his fascination with architecture through his paintings by exploring space and structure. Old abandoned houses and their air of myster...

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2010s Contemporary Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Roger HalbiqueRoger Halbique, Oil on Canvas, Still Life with Roses, 1950s, 1950s

$3,000

H 38.59 in W 33.47 in D 3.15 in

Roger Halbique, Oil on Canvas, Still Life with Roses, 1950s

Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR

Oil on canvas by Roger Charles Halbique (1900-1977), France, 1950s. Still Life With Roses. With frame: 85x98 cm - without frame: 60x73cm. 20F format. Signed lower left "R. Halbique"....

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1950s Post-Impressionist Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sylvia Van OpstallMirror Room- 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting of a Palace interior, 2021

$7,323

H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 1.97 in

Mirror Room- 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting of a Palace interior

By Sylvia Van Opstall

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Sylvia van Opstall Mirror Room 120 x 120 cm Framing is possible The artist Sylvia van Opstall comes from all kinds of "worlds that deal with design and classical painting," the des...

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2010s Contemporary Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Previously Available Items

Charles E. ChambersElderly Couple

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H 32 in W 36 in

Elderly Couple

By Charles E. Chambers

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signature: Signed Lower Left Framed: 36.00" x 41.00"

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20th Century Charles E. Chambers Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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