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| Flapper with Bobbed Hair |
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| Artist: | F. Earl Christy |
| Date: | 1920's |
| Medium: | Pastel on stretched Canvas |
| Dimensions: | Sight size 25" by 35" Framed 27 1/2" by 37 1/2" |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Original Use: | Advertising for "Parke, Davis & Co. Cosmetics" |
| Price: | $8500.00
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| Above: Detail |
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| Above: The artist's signature |
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| Above: Detail |
A large and radiantly beautiful rare surviving signed F. Earl Christy pastel advertising illustration on canvas for "Parke, Davis & Co. Toilet Articles". A jazz-age modernist interpretation of an art deco pin-up girl. F. Earl Christy was a prolific early 1900's illustrator who's career spanned four decades. We rarely come across his original works this is an estate fresh large and luminous example from his best period nicely framed and properly lined behind glass in a pristine state of original conservation.
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| Above: Framed view behind glass in period gesso frame |
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| Above: Parke-Davis & Co. Advertising Sign (courtesy of Norman Platnick) |
This was created as artwork for a large point of purchase die-cut advertising display sign for the "Parke-Davis & Co."- Toilet Articles Cosmetic Company. An image is pictured in Volume Two of The Enchantment Ink's Collector's book on F. Earl Christy, image likely also appeared in print use in magazine advertisements of the era. The sign image is courtesy of Norman Platnick and sadly I do not have an example.
F. Earl Christy - 1882 - 1961
Christy studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, his father, William, subsidized his early career as a commercial illustrator (1905-1906). Christy practically invented the illustrated image of the Victorian ideal of the "All-American Girl," at least for the Ivy-League set. His early works glorified the society college girl - always beautifully dressed at football games, golf and tennis tournaments, riding in automobiles or playing instruments. His first College Girl postcard series was published in 1905 by the U.S.S. Postcard Company.
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| Above: An early 1900's Postcard by the artist |
During the 1920's the illustrator worked in advertising and created hundreds of Silent Movie era covers for Photoplay, Modern Screen, Pictorial Review, Popular Songs, Radio Stars, Screen Album, Screen Romances, and Shadowplay glamorizing the "More Stars Than There are in Heaven" Hollywood, tinseltown era star set. Four examples of the artists cover portraiture are show below.
This illustrators works can also be found on sheet music, fans, blotters, book illustrations, boxes, jigsaw puzzles, posters, serving trays, bookmarks, advertising mailers, catalogs, programs, china, and textiles.
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