Black ink on heavy card stock paper. Signed in pen "C.D. Gibson".
Charles Dana Gibson (American 1867-1944) is a listed artist who is famous for his illustrations depicting elegant lifestyles and for his popularizations of the main character in his depictions: the "Gibson" girl--aloof and charming. He studied with St. Gaudens.
This original ink and brush drawing shows a man enamored with his Gibson girl instead of his chess game in which he is pitted against her.
Size: 12" high x 18" wide; matted is 17 1/2" high x 20" wide.
Condition: slightly yellowed.