HISTORIC & CULTURAL CLASSICS AUCTION
Lot 75:
James C. Christensen
"The Royal Music Barque" limited edition signed print by listed artist, James C. Christensen. Edition 575/2750 and signed lower right in pencil. James C. Christensen (1942-) was an American illustrator and painter of religious and fantasy art. Christensen was born and raised in Culver City, California. Christensen began his studies at Santa Monica College. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles and obtained a MFA from Brigham Young University. The Greenwich Workshop is North America’s leading fine art publisher, specializing in the burgeoning medium of visual entertainment. Founded in 1972 by David Usher, the company’s principal products are Fine Art Edition prints and giclée canvases―which are collectible, fine-quality reproductions of original paintings by the most sought-after, most collected group of artists painting today. The company distributes its artwork through authorized dealers, primarily art galleries and framers, across the United States and Canada. Possessing the best, assurance of quality, fidelity and rarity are the tangible benefits of owning Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Editions. Art measures 19”x19”.
This piece has a little of the flavor of Handel’s work. The ship, the instruments and even the angel are things based on research or hearsay. The king’s lion’s-head lute is based on one in the Victoria and Albert Museum music collection. The other characters are simply supporters of music. The mouse, playing a three-stringed ancestor of the violin, seems to sit nicely in the crow’s next. He makes the whole thing diminutive because it’s easier to accept a little king than a gigantic mouse. The angel has butterfly wings and the bird is simply listening . . . or maybe doing vocals.
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