Charles H. Chapin (American, 1830 to 1889, active New Orleans 1882-85),
Charles H. Chapin arrived in New Orleans from New York City in the winter of 1882, and advertised as a painter of portraits and landscapes, and as a teacher. Chapin had earned critical acclaim for his portrait of Polish actress Helena Modjeska in her role as Mary Queens of Scott. While in New Orleans, he established a studio on Dryades Street and exhibited at W.E. Seebold’s art gallery. As a landscape painter, Chapin was noted for his skill in oil as well as watercolor. At the end of 1888, Chapin mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Sadly, three months later his body was pulled from the Hudson River in New York City.
Information courtesy of Neal Auction Company, June 2009.