"Wang the Tiger had his own port” Sons by Pearl Buck" Lot no. 852
By Charles E. Chambers (American- 1883-1941)
1932 (Estimated)
24.00" x 33.00"
Oil on Canvas
Signed Lower Left
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Story illustration for “Sons” by Pearl S. Buck, published in Cosmopolitan, October 1932, pages 66-67.
"Sons" serves as the poignant sequel to Buck's story The Good Earth, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1931.
The illustration depicts a dramatic dockyard scene, accompanied by the caption: "Wang the Tiger had his own port at the river's mouth and he hired ships and smuggled his own weapons in from other countries." Adding to the significance of this exceptional work, the painting boasts esteemed provenance, having once belonged to the estate of renowned designer, Tommy Hilfiger.
Provenance: From the estate of deigner Tommy Hilfiger
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Charles Edward Chambers was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, studied at the Chicago Art Institute, and later the Art Students League in New York with George Bridgman.
His illustrations were extremely skillful, marked by subtlety of value and color. He early learned to adapt his method of painting for the best possible reproduction, and to insure fidelity of printing, he often followed the assignments through to the hands of the engraver who made the plates.
Chambers divided his time almost equally between editorial and advertising assignments. Among his advertising commissions was an outstanding series of portraits of musicians for Steinway & Sons. His distinctive illustrations for billboards, notably for Chesterfield and Palmolive Soap, set high standards for that field.
He painted a dramatic series of cover designs for Redbook, worked under exclusive contract for Cosmopolitan magazine for several years, and illustrated such authors as Pearl Buck, Louis Bromfield, Faith Baldwin, and W. Somerset Maugham.
Among his numerous awards was the second Altman Prize at the National Academy of Design exhibition in 1931 for his portrait of watercolorist and fellow-illustrator John Alonzo Williams.