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Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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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Artist: Francis Chapin
Colorful, Vibrant 1930s Painting of Michigan Dunes, Saugatuck by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful, vibrant 1930s winter scene painting Saugatuck, Michigan by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting the Old Fish House on the left, with a ...
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Vibrant, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Completed during the summer months in the 1...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Large, Beautiful Painting of Sedona, Arizona by Modern Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, magnificent 1950s Southwestern Painting of Sedona, Arizona by Francis Chapin depicting Cathedral Rock, Red Rock State Park. Canvas Size: 20" x 40"; Framed Size: 20 1/2" x 4...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Serene, ca. 1940s, Western Landscape Painting with Horses by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A serene, ca. 1940s, Western landscape painting with horses by artist Francis Chapin. In a brown, wooden frame. Image size: 22" x 28". Framed size: 25" x 31". 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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1940s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Colorful 1950s Martha's Vineyard Harbor Scene by Noted Artist, Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful harbor scene of Martha's Vineyard by noted Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A vibrant, blustery dockside view, with fishing and sailboats in the har...
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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early Mexican City Scene by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, San Miguel de Allende
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant, early Mexican city street scene by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Titled "Old Church, San Miguel de Allende (Spanish Plaza)", the p...
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1940s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Colorful & Dynamic ca. 1950s Painting of Martha’s Vineyard by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful & dynamic ca. 1950s painting of Martha’s Vineyard by notable artist Francis Chapin, featuring The Old Whaler's Church in the background. Artwork size: 12" x 19". Framed...
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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Charming 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Completed near the artist's studio and summer home in the historic whaling port town of Edgartown, Massachusetts; a cheerful, diminutive painting of a busy sunlit boat dock. Artwork size: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". Framed size: 12 1/2" x 15 1/2". Estate stepped on reverse. 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). 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...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Vibrant 1950s Street Scene Painting of Martha's Vineyard by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A large oil on Masonite painting of a street scene in Martha’s Vineyard, with the Old Whaler's Church in the background by artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 24" x 36". Framed s...
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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Charming 1950s Martha's Vineyard Street Scene Painting by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A large & delightful oil on Masonite, ca. 1950s, Martha's Vineyard street scene painting by artist Francis Chapin. Image size: 24" x 36". Framed size: 27" x 37". In a painted woo...
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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Charming, ca. 1950s Painting Titled "Vineyard Light" by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming 1950s painting depicting a lighthouse in Martha's Vineyard, titled "Vineyard Light" by notable artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 8" x 9 1/2". Framed size: 9" x 10 1...
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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Charming 1950s Painting "Oak Bluffs, Mass." Martha's Vineyard by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming 1950s painting titled "Oak Bluffs, Mass." (Martha's Vineyard) by notable artist Francis Chapin. artwork size: 8" x 10". Framed size: 12 3/4" x 15". Provenance: Estat...
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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Large, 1950s, Oil on Masonite Painting of a Michigan Harbor by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A lovely summer day in a ca. 1950s Lake Michigan harbor, perhaps in Saugatuck, Douglas or at Oxbow! This is a large oil on Masonite painting by notable artist Francis Chapin that is...
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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Picturesque ca. 1940s Farm Scene with a Barn & Silo by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A picturesque ca. 1940s, horizontal farm scene with a barn & silo, created in oil on Masonite, by Artist Francis Chapin. Painting likely depicts Wisconsin or Michigan. Painting is ...
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1940s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Manhattan Scene, New York City by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Dynamic 1950s Mid-Century Modern Watercolor of Lower Manhattan, New York City by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). The image is watercolor, pastel and c...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

A Delightful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Painted near the artist's studio and summer home ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

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 Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

A Vibrant, 1930s American Modern Painting, Chicago City Street Scene, Old Town
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, 1930s Chicago City Street Scene of the Old Town Neighborhood by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a colorful, blustery, autumn view...
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Colorful, 1930s American Scene Painting "House with Gable" by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A vibrant 1930s American Scene painting of a sunlit Victorian house by noted American Modern painter Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Very reminiscent of Edward Hopper's artwork, the...
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

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 Landscape Paintings

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Oil

A 1950s Industrial Scene of a Dockyard Truck in a Busy Martha's Vineyard Harbor
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful, 1950s industrial scene painting of a dockyard truck in a working Martha's Vineyard boat harbor by notable Chicago artist Francis Chapin. Completed near the artist's stud...
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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Cheerful, 1930s American Scene Landscape Painting with Church and Country Road
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Cheerful, 1930s American Scene Landscape Painting with Church and Country Road by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A gem of a painting, exemplifying ...
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Painted near the artist's studio and summe...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Vibrant 1930s, Modernist Saugatuck Michigan Harbor Scene by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, 1930s, Modernist Harbor Scene of Saugatuck, Michigan by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). This charming, colorful oil painting depicts a view of the...
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Vibrant, Charming 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Completed near the artist's studio and summer hom...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

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