05-29-201505-30-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2817BBoston
May 29, 2015 04:00 PMCalender
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Charles Edward Chambers (American, 1883-1941) Illustration, possibly for a Story by Pearl S. Buck

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$984$800
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2817BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 29, 2015 4:00PM

Description:

Charles Edward Chambers (American, 1883-1941)

Illustration, possibly for a Story by Pearl S. Buck
Signed "C.E. Chambers" l.l.
Oil en grisaille on canvas, 21 x 35 in. (53.3 x 89.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Scattered scuff marks, craquelure, surface grime.
Estimate $800-1,200

N.B. The illustration is probably for a serial novel by Buck called The Mother which was published in Cosmopolitan in seven consecutive issues begining in the summer of 1933 and running through January of 1934.


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Keywords

Charles Edward Chambers, The Good Earth, Pearl Buck