Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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.to
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Artist: Francis Chapin
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By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
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A Distinctive Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Man with Red Necktie, Joe Muldoon
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A distinctive Mid-Century Modern portrait of a man with red necktie by noted Chicago painter, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Chapin's estate records list the sitter as Joe Muldoon,...
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A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Girl in Blue"
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait, "Young Girl in Blue" by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 20 x 16 inches, oil on canvas. ...
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A Fashionable 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Woman in Yellow Sweater"
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fashionable, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Woman in Yellow Sweater" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 11 x 11 1/4 inches (Framed...
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A Cheerful 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Cheerful, 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman with Blonde Hair by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, oil on Masonite (...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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A Wonderful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman Seated at a Table
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful 1950s Mid-Century Modern portrait of a young woman seated at a table by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Great color palette and expressive, contemp...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
An Introspective 1930s Modern Portrait, "Acolyte" by Noted Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Introspective 1930s Modern Portrait, "Acolyte" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Dry watercolor on board. Artwork size: 15 x 12 inches (Framed size: 18 ...
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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A Charming, Colorful 1930s Painting of a Young Woman Knitting by Francis Chapin
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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Masonite, Oil
An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Elegant 1940s Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman a Red Dress by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A beautifully executed studio portrait, the painting is oil...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait "Head of a Young Girl"
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait "Head of a Young Girl" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 15 x 12 1/2 inches (Framed size: ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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A Charming Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1960s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). With wonderful expressionist brushwork and a vibrant palette, the painting most like...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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Masonite, Oil
A Charming 1950s Modern Portrait, Girl in White Dress, by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Modern Portrait of a Girl in White Dress by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 6 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches; oil on Masonite; Framed si...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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Masonite, Oil
A Charming 1950s Modernist Portrait, Young Girl in Red Scarf by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming 1950s Modernist Portrait, "Girl in Red Scarf", by Noted Chicago Artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A colorful, intimate and gem-like work, the painting is accompanied...
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1950s Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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A Charming 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman in a Red Sweater by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 8 x 6 inches, oil on Masonite (Framed siz...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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A Vibrant, 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Black Man by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, 1950s Mid-Century Modern portrait painting of a young black man by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A sensitive, skilled portrait of a young Afri...
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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A Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, 1930s portrait painting of a young woman by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A sensitive, skilled portrait of a young female model, most likely h...
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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Masonite, Oil
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Woman, "Southern Belle"
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Woman, "Southern Belle" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A colorful Southern painting depicting a ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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An Introspective, Modern 1940s Portrait of a Seated Young Ballet Dancer
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, Modern 1940s portrait painting of a young female ballet dancer by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A skilled and expressive studio portrait of a ...
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1940s American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Scarf
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Boy in Blue Scarf" by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork Size: 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches (Framed size: 1...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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Masonite, Oil
Charming Mid-Century Modern 1950s Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, beautifully painted, Mid-Century Modern portrait of a young girl by noted Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Dating from the 1950s, the painting was exhibited at the famed ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman in a Yellow Blouse
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman in a Yellow Blouse by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Oil on Masonite, dating circa 1945. Artwork Si...
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1940s American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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Masonite, Oil
A Charming, 1950s Expressionist Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Expressionist Portrait of a Young Girl by Famed Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderful, intimate Mid-Century studio portrait of a young...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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A Wonderful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait Painting of a Boy with a Trumpet
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Wonderful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait Painting of a Boy with a Trumpet by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (Framed...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Hat
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Hat by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork Size: 9 x 6 1/4 inches (Framed size: 1...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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A Charming, 1950s Painting of a Little Girl, "Red Smock" by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Painting of a Little Girl, "Red Smock" by Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). What a character this one is! A little gem of a painting. Artwork size: 8 x 4 inches (...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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Masonite, Oil
A Delightful Painting of a Young Boy Sketching in a Boathouse by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Delightful Painting of a Young Boy Sketching in a Boathouse by Noted Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Painted circa 1958 at the artist's summer house and st...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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A Captivating 1930s Portrait of a Young Woman, "Green Scarf" by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 1930s Modern portrait painting of a young woman, titled "Green Scarf", by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Image size: 14 1/4 x 10 inches. Framed size: 15 1/...
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1930s American Modern Francis Chapin Portrait Paintings
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