Bidspirit auction | Charles Dana Gibson Pen and

Charles Dana Gibson Pen and Ink Illustration No Time for Politics - This is an antique pen and ink on paper drawing titled No Time for Politics by Charles Dana Gibson. The work features the artist's signature Gibson Girl aesthetic, illustrating a woman with an elaborate upswept hairstyle and a high-collared blouse seated at a table. A young child sits on her lap, and both figures are engaged in looking at a large sheet of paper or map. The illustration is executed with dense cross-hatching and fluid line work characteristic of the artist's technique. Centered below the drawing is the printed title No Time for Politics in a serif typeface, followed by the artist's name CHARLES DANA GIBSON in smaller capital letters. A large, fluid signature is present in ink just below the illustrated scene, reading Chas Dana Gibson. The drawing is housed in a thin wood frame with a gilded finish and a repeating foliate relief pattern. The verso is enclosed with corrugated cardboard, which features a handwritten number 3430 in pencil. A wire hanging element is attached to the frame. Height: 14.75 inches Width: 11.5 inches. The antique work on paper shows significant condition issues consistent with age. There is heavy horizontal creasing and folding across the upper portion of the sheet (photo 1 and 4). The paper exhibits overall toning and foxing, visible as brown spots scattered across the surface (photo 3). Several dark stains are present, notably to the left and right of the central figures (photo 4). The gilded frame shows significant wear, with numerous areas of gilding loss and abrasions along the edges (photo 7 and 8). The corrugated cardboard backing is severely damaged, featuring large tears, punctures, and missing sections at the top and bottom (photo 5 and 6).