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Surrender of the Blockhouse

Artist:Howard Chandler Christy
Date:1920s
Medium:Oil on Canvas
Dimensions:Sight Size 50 1/4" x 40 1/8" Framed 52 3/4" x 42 5/8"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Cover Art for Undetermined Publication
Price: S O L D
Above: Full view
Above: Detail
Above: The artist’s signature lower left

A large scale impressive oil on stretched canvas by noted New York City illustrator Howard Chandler Christy titled “Surrender of the Blockhouse, Spanish-American War.” A boldly rendered impressionist work that depicts one of the war’s climactic battle scenes of 1898. Signed lower left and framed with a title plaque. Stretcher bar bears the notation “Oct. Cover.” This is a defining example of the artist’s historically impactful work that deftly shows Christy’s expertise in making battle scenes come to life.

Above: Detail
Above: Verso view of untouched canvas and original stretchers
Above: Frame title plaque
Above: Framed view in simple wood frame

Surrender of the Blockhouse

Artist: Howard Chandler Christy
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, Howard Chandler Christy, impressionist, military, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: November 30, 2009

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

    All artworks featured are original, accurately represented, and guaranteed to be the work of the named artist.

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