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Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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
An Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study, Seated Male Model, Circus Acrobat
An Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study, Seated Male Model, Circus Acrobat

Francis ChapinAn Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study, Seated Male Model, Circus Acrobat, circa 1930

$285

An Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study, Seated Male Model, Circus Acrobat

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine, Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Circus Acrobat by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderful, early example of Chapin's ...

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine, Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model
A Fine, Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model

Francis ChapinA Fine, Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model, circa 1930

$270

A Fine, Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine, Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderful, early example of Chapin's figu...

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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model
A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model

Francis ChapinA Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model, circa 1930

$245

A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Famed Chicago Artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderful, early example of Chapin's figura...

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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model
A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model

Francis ChapinA Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model, circa 1930

$245

A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Francis ChapinA Vintage 1950s Pastel & Charcoal Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin, circa 1950

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

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

Perfect for any hockey enthusiast! A dynamic 1950s pastel and charcoal on paper drawing of a hockey game by artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 9 x 12 inches; Matted size: 14 x 18 inches. Estate stamped 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 and 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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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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A Fine, Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model
A Fine, Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model

Francis ChapinA Fine, Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model, circa 1930

$285

A Fine, Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine, Expressive 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderful, early example of Chapin's figu...

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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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A Fine 1930's, Depiction of a Boxing Match by Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin
A Fine 1930's, Depiction of a Boxing Match by Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin

Francis ChapinA Fine 1930's, Depiction of a Boxing Match by Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin, 1930

$285

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By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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A Busy 1950s Martha's Vineyard Harbor Scene, Dockyard Truck by Francis Chapin
A Busy 1950s Martha's Vineyard Harbor Scene, Dockyard Truck by Francis Chapin

Francis ChapinA Busy 1950s Martha's Vineyard Harbor Scene, Dockyard Truck by Francis Chapin, Circa 1955

$850

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Located in Chicago, IL

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A Charming 1930s Modern American Scene Drawing, Woman Seated at a Lunch Counter

Francis ChapinA Charming 1930s Modern American Scene Drawing, Woman Seated at a Lunch Counter, circa 1930

$245

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By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A charming, 1930s American Scene drawing of a woman seated at a lunch counter by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 14 x 11 inches (sheet); ...

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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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A Fine, Handsome 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model
A Fine, Handsome 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model

Francis ChapinA Fine, Handsome 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model, circa 1930

$270

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By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine, Handsome 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model (Back) by Famed Chicago Artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderful, early example of Chapin'...

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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

A Modern Drawing of a 1930s Bicycle Race by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin
A Modern Drawing of a 1930s Bicycle Race by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin

Francis ChapinA Modern Drawing of a 1930s Bicycle Race by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, circa. 1930

$345

A Modern Drawing of a 1930s Bicycle Race by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

Perfect for your cycling enthusiast! A dynamic, 1930s drawing of a bicycle race by notable Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. Charcoal on paper, most likely a study relating to numerous lithographs and Chapin created in the 1930s with bicycle racing as the subject. Image size: 11 x 14 inches, (unframed); archivally matted to 16 x 20 inches (ready to frame). Estate stamped 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). Chapin’s contemporaries among Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright...

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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

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

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

$245

A Vintage 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 colorful, dynamic 1950s pastel on paper drawing of a hockey game by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. Image size: 9 x 12 inches. Matted size: 14 x 18. Estate stamped 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 and 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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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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A Sporting Themed 1950s Mid-Century Modern Drawing of a Notre Dame Football Game
A Sporting Themed 1950s Mid-Century Modern Drawing of a Notre Dame Football Game

Francis ChapinA Sporting Themed 1950s Mid-Century Modern Drawing of a Notre Dame Football Game, circa 1954

$385

A Sporting Themed 1950s Mid-Century Modern Drawing of a Notre Dame Football Game

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A lively, 1950s American Modern sporting themed drawing of a Notre Dame football game by famed Chicago artist Francis Chapin. Pastel and charcoal ...

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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pastel Drawing of a Young Boy
An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pastel Drawing of a Young Boy

Francis ChapinAn Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pastel Drawing of a Young Boy, Circa 1950

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An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pastel Drawing of a Young Boy

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

An introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern pastel drawing of a young boy by notable Chicago artist Francis Chapin. Pastel on artist board. Image size: 16 x 15 inches. (Artwork is...

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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model
A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model

Francis ChapinA Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model, circa 1930

$270

A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model by Famed Chicago Artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderful, early example of Chapin's figurati...

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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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

Francis ChapinAn Introspective, Modern Female Nude Pastel by Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin, circa 1935

$235

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

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

An Introspective, Exquitie Modern Pastel of a Seated Female Nude Model by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Dating ca. 1930s. Artwork size: 16 1/2 x 12 1/4 inc...

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A Modern, 1930s American Scene Drawing, Woman Seated at a Chicago Lunch Counter
A Modern, 1930s American Scene Drawing, Woman Seated at a Chicago Lunch Counter

Francis ChapinA Modern, 1930s American Scene Drawing, Woman Seated at a Chicago Lunch Counter, circa 1935

$185

A Modern, 1930s American Scene Drawing, Woman Seated at a Chicago Lunch Counter

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Modern 1930s American Scene charcoal on paper drawing of a woman seated at a lunch counter by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 14 x 10 3/4 inches; archivally ...

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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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A Fine 1930's, Study of a Boxing Match
A Fine 1930's, Study of a Boxing Match

Francis ChapinA Fine 1930's, Study of a Boxing Match, 1930s

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A Fine 1930's, Study of a Boxing Match

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine 1930's, Expressive charcoal drawing depicting a dynamic boxing scene. The sketch captures the energy and motion of two fighters in the ring, with a referee or spectator in the...

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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

MOMA Exhibited 1933 Modern Watercolor, Street Scene in Mexico, Tourists in Taxco
MOMA Exhibited 1933 Modern Watercolor, Street Scene in Mexico, Tourists in Taxco

Francis ChapinMOMA Exhibited 1933 Modern Watercolor, Street Scene in Mexico, Tourists in Taxco, 1933

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MOMA Exhibited 1933 Modern Watercolor, Street Scene in Mexico, Tourists in Taxco

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

An important early Mexican city street scene by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Titled "Tourists in Taxco", the watercolor was exhibited at the Museum of...

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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

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

Francis ChapinAn 1950's Modernist Watercolor of Amsterdam by Francis Chapin, circa 1957

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An 1950's Modernist Watercolor of Amsterdam by Francis Chapin

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A colorful, charming 1950s Mid-Century, architectural cityscape of Amsterdam by notable Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 7 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. Archivally matte...

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1950s Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

A Vintage 1950s Pastel on Paper Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin
A Vintage 1950s Pastel on Paper Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin

Francis ChapinA Vintage 1950s Pastel on Paper Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin, circa 1950

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A Vintage 1950s Pastel on Paper Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

Perfect for your hockey enthusiast! A dynamic 1950s pastel on paper drawing of a hockey game by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. Image size: 9 x 12 inches. Matted size: 14 x 18 inches. Estate stamped 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 and 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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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

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

Francis ChapinA Vintage 1950s Pastel & Charcoal Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin, circa 1950

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

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

For your hockey enthusiast! A dynamic 1950s, pastel and charcoal on paper drawing of a hockey game by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 9 x 12 inches. Matted to: 14 x 18 inches. Estate stamped 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 and 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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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Watercolor on Paper Study of a Notre Dame Football Game by Artist Francis Chapin
Watercolor on Paper Study of a Notre Dame Football Game by Artist Francis Chapin

Francis ChapinWatercolor on Paper Study of a Notre Dame Football Game by Artist Francis Chapin, ca. 1954

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Watercolor on Paper Study of a Notre Dame Football Game by Artist Francis Chapin

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A ca. 1954 watercolor of a football scrimmage at Notre Dame, by artist Francis Chapin. This was a study for a painting he created for the University in 1954. The original painting ...

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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

A ca 1954 Watercolor & Ink Image of a Notre Dame Football Game by Francis Chapin
A ca 1954 Watercolor & Ink Image of a Notre Dame Football Game by Francis Chapin

Francis ChapinA ca 1954 Watercolor & Ink Image of a Notre Dame Football Game by Francis Chapin, ca. 1954

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A ca 1954 Watercolor & Ink Image of a Notre Dame Football Game by Francis Chapin

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A ca. 1954 watercolor and ink on paper image of a Notre Dame football game by artist Francis Chapin. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of...

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1950s American Modern Francis Chapin Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Francis Chapin figurative drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Francis Chapin figurative drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Francis Chapin in paper, paint, watercolor and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 1950s and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Francis Chapin figurative drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Raphael Soyer, William Gropper, and Claude Howard Stuart. Francis Chapin figurative drawings and watercolors prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $310 and tops out at $685, while the average work can sell for $518.

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