Tom Christopher

(American, born 1952)

Tom Christopher is an American artist best known for his expressive paintings of the streets of New York. The artist’s work uses vibrant colors and dynamic compositions to evoke the bustling movement of the city. Born in 1952 in Los Angeles, CA, Christopher studied under the legendary Disney animator Ward Kimball and the artist Lorser Feitelson at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He found success through commercial illustration, working for Disney in Anaheim, before moving to New York in 1981. In New York, he illustrated for several high-profile publications including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Working as a courtroom artist for CBS news, he famously covered the trial of John Lennon’s murderer Mark David Chapman. The artist’s work has been shown at the Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, NY, and the Museum of the City of New York. Christopher continues to live and work in New York, NY.

Tom Christopher Artworks

Tom Christopher (50 results)

Ron Lim and Tom Christopher Silver Surfer..., 1992

Ron Lim and Tom Christopher

Ron Lim and Tom Christopher Silver Surfer..., 1992

Sale Date: March 12, 2023

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Dodging Spring Morning, 2019

Tom Christopher

Dodging Spring Morning, 2019

Sale Date: October 12, 2023

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Visions of April, 2019

Tom Christopher

Visions of April, 2019

Sale Date: October 12, 2023

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Tom Christopher

"Trio Messengers"

Sale Date: May 24, 2023

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Tom Christopher

Sale Date: May 24, 2023

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Shifting Gears on Broadway, 2002

Tom Christopher

Shifting Gears on Broadway, 2002

Sale Date: May 12, 2023

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Lorraine was the convenience store clerk..., 2007

Tom Christopher

Lorraine was the convenience store clerk..., 2007

Sale Date: March 9, 2023

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Orange glow

Tom Christopher

Orange glow "Over Manhattan"

Sale Date: October 25, 2022

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Vision of Hollywood, 2002

Tom Christopher

Vision of Hollywood, 2002

Sale Date: October 25, 2022

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Ron Lim and Tom Christopher Silver Surfer #27...

Ron Lim and Tom Christopher

Ron Lim and Tom Christopher Silver Surfer #27...

Sale Date: August 11, 2019

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Cars on Fifth, 1997

Tom Christopher

Cars on Fifth, 1997

Sale Date: March 27, 2019

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Spring Street

Tom Christopher

Spring Street

Sale Date: October 27, 2018

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He had it all; jug ears, broken nose, and a..., 2008

Tom Christopher

He had it all; jug ears, broken nose, and a..., 2008

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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More than one way to go home, 2008–2012

Tom Christopher

More than one way to go home, 2008–2012

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Madison

Tom Christopher

Sale Date: November 21, 2017

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Scampe beats the light, 2002

Tom Christopher

Scampe beats the light, 2002

Sale Date: June 14, 2017

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Broadway Winter, 1997

Tom Christopher

Broadway Winter, 1997

Sale Date: March 31, 2017

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New York is Noir again

Tom Christopher

New York is Noir again

Sale Date: March 24, 2017

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Lower East Side

Tom Christopher

Lower East Side

Sale Date: November 30, 2016

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Taxis on Seventh

Tom Christopher

Taxis on Seventh

Sale Date: November 26, 2016

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Taxis on Seventh

Tom Christopher

Taxis on Seventh

Sale Date: November 26, 2016

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New York is Noir again

Tom Christopher

New York is Noir again

Sale Date: June 22, 2016

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Grey green elephant; Blue elephant (2 works)

Tom Christopher

Grey green elephant; Blue elephant (2 works)

Sale Date: March 16, 2016

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Grey green elephant

Tom Christopher

Grey green elephant

Sale Date: December 9, 2015

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