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Francis Chapin Art

American, 1899-1965
Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington & Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). A prolific painter, Chapin produced numerous works while traveling in Mexico, France, Spain, Saugatuck and Martha’s Vineyard, where he frequently spent summers and taught at the Old Sculpin Gallery there. Chapin was best recognized for his dynamic and vibrant images of Chicago during the 1930s and 40s. Chapin was a resident of the Old Town neighborhood where he lived and kept his studio on Menomonee Street for many years. Described as a “colorful figure, nearly 6 feet 6 inches tall, and thin, and usually wearing tweeds”, it is easy to imagine Chapin at work observing the busy street life of the city. In addition to his many exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chapin’s work was shown during his lifetime at such institutions as the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.; the National Academy of Design, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York and the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, among others. Francis Chapin’s paintings are represented in the collections the Art Institute of Chicago; the Friedman Collection, Chicago; the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown; the Denver Art Museum; the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse; the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach; the Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, among others.
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An Introspective, Modern Female Nude Pastel by Noted Artist, Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Introspective, Exquitie Modern Pastel of a Seated Female Nude by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Dating ca. 1930s. Artwork size: 16 1/2” x 12 1/4”; unfram...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel

An Introspective, Modern Female Nude Pastel by Noted Artist, Francis Chapin
An Introspective, Modern Female Nude Pastel by Noted Artist, Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
An Introspective, Modern Female Nude Pastel by Noted Artist, Francis Chapin

$385
A Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Woman by Noted Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a wonderfully fashionable woman dressed in a red sweater, ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Art

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Masonite, Oil

A Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Woman by Noted Artist Francis Chapin
A Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Woman by Noted Artist Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Woman by Noted Artist Francis Chapin, circa 1950

$850
A Delightful Painting of a Young Boy Sketching in a Boathouse by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Delightful Painting of a Young Boy Sketching in a Boathouse by Noted Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Painted circa 1958 at the artist's summer house and st...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Art

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Oil, Board

A Delightful Painting of a Young Boy Sketching in a Boathouse by Francis Chapin
A Delightful Painting of a Young Boy Sketching in a Boathouse by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A Delightful Painting of a Young Boy Sketching in a Boathouse by Francis Chapin, Circa 1950s

$950
An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Elegant 1940s Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman a Red Dress by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A beautifully executed studio portrait, the painting is oil...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Art

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Masonite, Oil

An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin
An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin, Circa 1940s

$850
An Intimate, Colorful Modern Portrait of a Young Woman Reading by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Intimate, Colorful Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman Reading by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderfully painted studio work dating from the 1930s. ...
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1950s Francis Chapin Art

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Oil, Board

An Intimate, Colorful Modern Portrait of a Young Woman Reading by Francis Chapin
An Intimate, Colorful Modern Portrait of a Young Woman Reading by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
An Intimate, Colorful Modern Portrait of a Young Woman Reading by Francis Chapin, Circa 1930s

$850
Very Large ca. 1940s Painting of a Female Rower Holding Oars by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Very large ca. 1940s painting of a female rower holding oars by artist Francis Chapin. Image size: 65" x 44". Framed size: 65 1/2" x 44 1/2". Provenance: Estate of the artist....
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1940s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Very Large ca. 1940s Painting of a Female Rower Holding Oars by Francis Chapin
Very Large ca. 1940s Painting of a Female Rower Holding Oars by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
Very Large ca. 1940s Painting of a Female Rower Holding Oars by Francis Chapin, ca. 1940s

$3,800
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Scarf
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Boy in Blue Scarf" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork Size: 11 3/4” x 9 1/4” (Framed size: 15 1/2” ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Art

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Masonite, Oil

A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Scarf
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Scarf

Francis Chapin
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Scarf

$750
A Charming, 1950s Painting of a Little Girl, "Red Smock" by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Painting of a Little Girl, "Red Smock" by Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). What a character! A little gem of a painting. Artwork size: 8” x 4” (Framed size: 11” ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A Charming, 1950s Painting of a Little Girl, "Red Smock" by Francis Chapin
A Charming, 1950s Painting of a Little Girl, "Red Smock" by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A Charming, 1950s Painting of a Little Girl, "Red Smock" by Francis Chapin, Circa 1950

$850
A 1930s Oil on Masonite, Still-Life Painting of a Table Top by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1935, oil on Masonite, still-life painting featuring a spoon, salt & pepper shakers, bottle, egg and an artichoke by artist Francis Chapin. Painting is in a gray, painted wood...
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A 1930s Oil on Masonite, Still-Life Painting of a Table Top by Francis Chapin
A 1930s Oil on Masonite, Still-Life Painting of a Table Top by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A 1930s Oil on Masonite, Still-Life Painting of a Table Top by Francis Chapin, ca. 1935

$750
A 1930s Drawing of a Woman Seated at a Lunch Counter by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1930s charcoal on paper drawing of a woman seated at a lunch counter by artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 10 3/4" x 14". Archivally matted to 20" x 16". Provenance: Estate ...
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

A 1930s Drawing of a Woman Seated at a Lunch Counter by Francis Chapin
A 1930s Drawing of a Woman Seated at a Lunch Counter by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A 1930s Drawing of a Woman Seated at a Lunch Counter by Francis Chapin, ca. 1930s

$185
Charming Mid-Century Modern 1950s Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, beautifully painted, Mid-Century Modern portrait of a young girl by noted Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Dating from the 1950s, the painting was exhibited at the famed ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Art

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Canvas, Oil

Charming Mid-Century Modern 1950s Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin
Charming Mid-Century Modern 1950s Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
Charming Mid-Century Modern 1950s Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin, Ca. 1950s

$950
A Lovely ca. 1930s Watercolor of Summer Nocturne Moonrise by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A lovely 1930s watercolor on paper of a summer nocturne moonrise by artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 11" x 14". Archivally 8-ply matted to to 14” x 18”. Estate stamped on rev...
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

A Lovely ca. 1930s Watercolor of Summer Nocturne Moonrise by Francis Chapin
A Lovely ca. 1930s Watercolor of Summer Nocturne Moonrise by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A Lovely ca. 1930s Watercolor of Summer Nocturne Moonrise by Francis Chapin, ca. 1930

$2,500
Untitled (Boat Repair)
By Francis Chapin
Located in Dallas, TX
Francis Chapin was one of the most celebrated painters in Chicago during his lifetime. When he was a young art student, Valley House founder, Donald Vogel, painted with "Chape" on th...
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1940s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Untitled (Boat Repair)

Francis Chapin
Untitled (Boat Repair), circa late 1940's

$2,250
A Wonderful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman Seated at a Table
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful 1950s Mid-Century Modern portrait of a young woman seated at a table by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Great color palette and expressive, contemp...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Art

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Canvas, Oil

A Wonderful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman Seated at a Table
A Wonderful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman Seated at a Table

Francis Chapin
A Wonderful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman Seated at a Table, ca. 1950

$1,800
Untitled
By Francis Chapin
Located in Dallas, TX
Francis Chapin was one of the most celebrated painters in Chicago during his lifetime. When he was a young art student, Valley House founder, Donald Vogel, painted with "Chape" on th...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Untitled

Francis Chapin
Untitled, circa 1940

$2,250
A 1950s Pastel and Charcoal Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Perfect for your hockey enthusiast! A 1950s pastel on paper drawing of a hockey game by Francis Chapin. Image size: 9" x 12". Matted size: 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington & Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). Chapin’s contemporaries among Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright...
Category

1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

A 1950s Pastel and Charcoal Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin
A 1950s Pastel and Charcoal Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A 1950s Pastel and Charcoal Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin

$385
Little River
By Francis Chapin
Located in Sheffield, MA
Francis Chapin American 1899-1965 Little River Oil on canvas 28 by 40 in. W/frame 38 by 50 in. Dubbed the Dean of Chicago Painters in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Francis Chapin painte...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Francis Chapin Art

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Oil

Little River
Little River

Francis Chapin
Little River

$12,500
A ca. 1928 Drawing of a Dapper Man with a Pint Glass by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1928 charcoal on paper drawing of a dapper man with a pint glass by artist Francis Chapin. Image size: 12" x 9". Matted size: 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington & Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). Chapin’s contemporaries among Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright...
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1920s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

A ca. 1928 Drawing of a Dapper Man with a Pint Glass by Artist Francis Chapin
A ca. 1928 Drawing of a Dapper Man with a Pint Glass by Artist Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A ca. 1928 Drawing of a Dapper Man with a Pint Glass by Artist Francis Chapin, ca. 1928

$475
An 1950's Modernist Watercolor of Amsterdam by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful & charming, Mid-Century, architectural, cityscape of Amsterdam by artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 7 3/4" x 10 3/4. Archivally matted to 14" x 18". Provenance: Est...
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1950s Modern Francis Chapin Art

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Watercolor, Paper, Ink

An 1950's Modernist Watercolor of Amsterdam by Francis Chapin
An 1950's Modernist Watercolor of Amsterdam by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
An 1950's Modernist Watercolor of Amsterdam by Francis Chapin, ca. 1957

$485
Untitled
By Francis Chapin
Located in Dallas, TX
Francis Chapin was one of the most celebrated painters in Chicago during his lifetime. When he was a young art student, Valley House founder, Donald Vogel, painted with "Chape" on th...
Category

1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Untitled

Francis Chapin
Untitled, circa 1940

$2,550
Untitled
By Francis Chapin
Located in Dallas, TX
Francis Chapin was one of the most celebrated painters in Chicago during his lifetime. When he was a young art student, Valley House founder, Donald Vogel, painted with "Chape" on th...
Category

1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Untitled

Francis Chapin
Untitled, circa 1930

$2,200
“Seated Girl”
By Francis Chapin
Located in Warren, NJ
Francis Chapin original watercolor “seated girl”. In good condition measures 36x23
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20th Century Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Watercolor

“Seated Girl”
“Seated Girl”

Francis Chapin
“Seated Girl”

$750
A ca. 1958 Lithograph in Colors Titled "Edgartown Yacht Club" by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1958 lithograph in colors titled "Edgartown Yacht Club" by notable Chicago artist Francis Chapin. Image size: 13 1/2" x 20 1/4". Archivally matted to: 19 1/2" x 26". Prove...
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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

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Color, Lithograph

A ca. 1958 Lithograph in Colors Titled "Edgartown Yacht Club" by Francis Chapin
A ca. 1958 Lithograph in Colors Titled "Edgartown Yacht Club" by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A ca. 1958 Lithograph in Colors Titled "Edgartown Yacht Club" by Francis Chapin, ca. 1958

$850
A 1964 Lithograph Titled "Afternoon Race, Edgartown" by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1964 lithograph titled "Afternoon Race, Edgartown" by notable Chicago artist Francis Chapin. Image size: 14 1/2" x 19 3/4". Archivally matted to 22 1/2" x 28". Provenance: Est...
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1960s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

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Lithograph

A 1964 Lithograph Titled "Afternoon Race, Edgartown" by Artist Francis Chapin
A 1964 Lithograph Titled "Afternoon Race, Edgartown" by Artist Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A 1964 Lithograph Titled "Afternoon Race, Edgartown" by Artist Francis Chapin, 1964

$680 Sale Price
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Untitled
By Francis Chapin
Located in Dallas, TX
Francis Chapin was one of the most celebrated painters in Chicago during his lifetime. When he was a young art student, Valley House founder, Donald Vogel, painted with "Chape" on th...
Category

1930s Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Untitled

Francis Chapin
Untitled, circa 1940

$2,250
A ca. 1958 Lithograph Titled "Edgartown Harbor" by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1958 lithograph titled "Edgartown Harbor" by notable artist Francis Chapin. Image size: 14 3/4" x 19 3/4". Archivally matted to: 22 1/2" x 26 1/2". Provenance: Estate of t...
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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Lithograph

A ca. 1958 Lithograph Titled "Edgartown Harbor" by Artist Francis Chapin
A ca. 1958 Lithograph Titled "Edgartown Harbor" by Artist Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A ca. 1958 Lithograph Titled "Edgartown Harbor" by Artist Francis Chapin, ca. 1958

$680 Sale Price
20% Off
A ca. 1958 Lithograph Titled "Edgartown Harbor" by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1958 lithograph with applied pastel titled "Edgartown Harbor" by notable Chicago artist Francis Chapin. Image size: 14 3/4" x 19 3/4. Archivally matted to: 20" x 25 1/2". ...
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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Pastel, Lithograph

A ca. 1958 Lithograph Titled "Edgartown Harbor" by Artist Francis Chapin
A ca. 1958 Lithograph Titled "Edgartown Harbor" by Artist Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A ca. 1958 Lithograph Titled "Edgartown Harbor" by Artist Francis Chapin, ca. 1958

$750
A ca. 1954, drawing of a Notre Dame Football Game by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1954 pastel & charcoal on paper drawing of a Notre Dame football game by artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 12" x 19". Archivally matted ...
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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

A ca. 1954, drawing of a Notre Dame Football Game by Artist Francis Chapin
A ca. 1954, drawing of a Notre Dame Football Game by Artist Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A ca. 1954, drawing of a Notre Dame Football Game by Artist Francis Chapin, ca. 1954

$485

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