Description:
Charles Dana Gibson (American, 1867-1944)
Mr. Pipp Considers the Lilies of the Beach
Signed "C.D. Gibson" l.l., identified on a printed label affixed to the frame backing paper.
Pen and ink on paper, sight size 13 7/8 x 21 in. (35.4 x 53.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Foxing, staining, not examined out of frame.
Provenance: The collection of Frederic and Jean Sharf, Massachusetts and Florida.
N.B. According to the label on the reverse, this drawing was published in LIFE magazine, July 12, 1929. The Mr. Pipp series of Gibson drawings had been introduced in September 1898 in LIFE and became extremely well received, and was further popularized as a book (1899),a play, and a movie. LIFE revived the series in 1929 in the face of flagging magazine sales. In the new series, Mr. Pipp has become a grandfather, and his granddaughters are no longer classic Gibson beauties, but modern flappers.
Estimate $600-800
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