Gibson Girl original image, published 1898. The black and white drawings of Charles Dana Gibson opened up a new, modern look and beauty for women of the 1890s and early 1900s. His images established a lasting style (The Gibson Girl) and were topical and compelling. Gibson’s art created a confident, self-reliant look to women, thus giving them a modern appearance that still resonates to this day. His women, lovely and aloof, appeared to know more than his male subjects, who often looked somewhat confounded. The unique black and white art of Gibson’s was presented exactly as he drew it in a series of large format books published around the turn of the 20th century. Not many of the original plates from those books survive. This example, however, is one of the authentic plates from those books. It is printed in sharp, black and white line on good paper. Later halftone editions failed to capture the crispness and subtle character of his art. In these original plates the blacks are dense black, the finer lines are true to Gibson’s original drawings. This example is representative of women of that era, yet Gibson pictures her as confident and resolute, unfortunately a novel idea for the times. It is one of the better Charles Dana Gibson original images attainable. Flawless impression. 9.75 x 11.5 on 11 x 17 sheet.

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