Charles B. Medin Sold at Auction Prices

Medin, a sculptor, photographer and artist, studied art at the Art Institute in Chicago and became the assistant art director and staff artist for the Illinois Central Railroad magazine (he is credited with having redesigned the Illinois Central's Diamond insignia). He created many posters for the Rapid Transit Lines.

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    • CHARLES B. MEDIN SCULPTURE AT THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
      Oct. 22, 2022

      CHARLES B. MEDIN SCULPTURE AT THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

      Est: $2,000 - $4,000

      Large American poster, 'Sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago by Chicago Rapid Transit', artwork by Charles B. Medin (1883-?), Illinois Lithograph Co., Chicago, 1926, linen-backed, 81 x 40 inches. Poster has been professionally restored and repaired.

      Fairhill Auction LLC
    • CHARLES B. MEDIN CHICAGO COLISEUM POSTER
      Oct. 22, 2022

      CHARLES B. MEDIN CHICAGO COLISEUM POSTER

      Est: $3,000 - $4,000

      'The Coliseum - By the Rapid Transit Lines', artwork by Charles B. Medin (1883-?), Chicago Rapid Transit, Illinois Lithograph Company, 1927, linen-backed, 82.5 x 42 inches. Restored losses in upper and right margins, affecting image; restoration and minor overpainting in margins; restoration and overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds. Two-sheets.

      Fairhill Auction LLC
    • CHARLES B. MEDIN CHICAGO SENTINELS OF SERVICE POSTER
      Oct. 22, 2022

      CHARLES B. MEDIN CHICAGO SENTINELS OF SERVICE POSTER

      Est: $1,500 - $2,500

      'Public Service Company of Northern Illinois - Serving 6000 Squares Miles with Gas or Electricity - Sentinels of Service', artwork by Charles B. Medin (1883-?), Mc. Junkin Advertising Company, Chicago, USA, Illinois Lithograph Company, linen-backed, 80 x 42 inches. Professionally restored and repaired. Expertly recreated text at top; restoration and overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds; repaired tears and restoration in image. Three-sheets.

      Fairhill Auction LLC
    • CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN). AUTUMN IN THE FOX RIVER VALLEY / BATAVIA GENERATING STATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN
      Oct. 14, 2014

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN). AUTUMN IN THE FOX RIVER VALLEY / BATAVIA GENERATING STATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN

      Est: $3,000 - $4,000

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN) AUTUMN IN THE FOX RIVER VALLEY / BATAVIA GENERATING STATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS. 1926. 81 3/4x41 3/4 inches, 207 1/2x106 cm. Illinois Litho Co., Chicago. Condition B+: expertly recreated text at top right; minor repaired tears in margins and image; vertical and horizontal folds. Three-sheets.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN). PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS / SENTINELS OF SERVICE. 80x41 inches, 203x106 cm. Illinoi
      Oct. 14, 2014

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN). PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS / SENTINELS OF SERVICE. 80x41 inches, 203x106 cm. Illinoi

      Est: $3,000 - $4,000

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN) PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS / SENTINELS OF SERVICE. 80x41 3/4 inches, 203 1/4x106 cm. Illinois Litho Co., Chicago. Condition B: expertly recreated text at top; restoration and overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds; repaired tears and restoration in image. Three-sheets.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN). PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS FURNISHES / POWER FOR FAST SUBURBAN SERVICE. 1926. 81x40
      Oct. 14, 2014

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN). PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS FURNISHES / POWER FOR FAST SUBURBAN SERVICE. 1926. 81x40

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN) PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS FURNISHES / POWER FOR FAST SUBURBAN SERVICE. 1926. 81 1/2x40 3/4 inches, 207x103 1/2 cm. McJunkin Adv. Co., Chicago. Condition B: expertly recreated upper right corner, affecting text; restoration and overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds; restoration and restored loss in bottom margin, affecting image; abrasions in image. Three-sheets.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN). ROSE GARDEN / JACKSON PARK / BY THE RAPID TRANSIT LINES. 1928. 82x42 inches, 209x106 cm. Illinois Lit
      Oct. 14, 2014

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN). ROSE GARDEN / JACKSON PARK / BY THE RAPID TRANSIT LINES. 1928. 82x42 inches, 209x106 cm. Illinois Lit

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN) ROSE GARDEN / JACKSON PARK / BY THE RAPID TRANSIT LINES. 1928. 82 1/2x42 inches, 209 1/2x106 3/4 cm. Illinois Litho Co., Chicago. Condition B+: expertly restored losses in top and upper right margins, affecting image; minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; margins darkened in bottom sheet. Three-sheets. Built for Chicago's 1893 Columbian Exposition, the Rose Garden was part of Jackson Park until 1935.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN). SCULPTURE AT THE ART INSTITUTE / BY CHICAGO RAPID TRANSIT. 1926. 78x40 inches, 200x102 cm. Illinois L
      Oct. 14, 2014

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN). SCULPTURE AT THE ART INSTITUTE / BY CHICAGO RAPID TRANSIT. 1926. 78x40 inches, 200x102 cm. Illinois L

      Est: $6,000 - $9,000

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN) SCULPTURE AT THE ART INSTITUTE / BY CHICAGO RAPID TRANSIT. 1926. 78 3/4x40 1/4 inches, 200x102 1/4 cm. Illinois Litho Co., Chicago. Condition B+: repaired tears, restoration and overpainting in image; minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds. Three-sheets. For this near life-size image of Auguste Rodin's bronze statue, Adam, Medin was "Awarded First Prize / Students Contest / Art Institute, Chicago."

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN). CHICAGO'S INDEPENDENCE HALL / RAPID TRANSIT LINES. 1926. 83x42 inches, 211x106 cm. Illinois Litho Co
      Oct. 14, 2014

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN). CHICAGO'S INDEPENDENCE HALL / RAPID TRANSIT LINES. 1926. 83x42 inches, 211x106 cm. Illinois Litho Co

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (DATES UNKNOWN) CHICAGO'S INDEPENDENCE HALL / RAPID TRANSIT LINES. 1926. 83 3/4x42 inches, 211 1/2x106 3/4 cm. Illinois Litho Co., Chicago. Condition B+: vertical and horizontal fold; repaired tears and minor restored losses in image; repaired tears at edges. Three-sheets. Modeled after Philadelphia's Independence Hall, Chicago's version (built in 1925) housed a bank at the Union Stock Yards.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • CHARLES B. MEDIN (1883-?). THE COLISEUM / BY THE RAPID TRANSIT LINES. 1927. 82x41 inches, 206x106 cm. Illinois Litho Co., Chicago.
      Oct. 14, 2014

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (1883-?). THE COLISEUM / BY THE RAPID TRANSIT LINES. 1927. 82x41 inches, 206x106 cm. Illinois Litho Co., Chicago.

      Est: $5,000 - $7,500

      CHARLES B. MEDIN (1883-?) THE COLISEUM / BY THE RAPID TRANSIT LINES. 1927. 82 1/4x41 3/4 inches, 206 1/2x106 cm. Illinois Litho Co., Chicago. Condition B+ / B: restored losses in upper and right margins, affecting image; restoration and minor overpainting in margins; restoration and overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds. Two-sheets. Medin, a sculptor, photographer and artist, studied art at the Art Institute in Chicago and became the assistant art director and staff artist for the Illinois Central Railroad magazine (he is credited with having redesigned the Illinois Central's Diamond insignia). He created many posters for the Rapid Transit Lines.

      Swann Auction Galleries
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