Hobson Pittman (American, 1899-1972), Woodland Scene

Watercolor on paper, signed at lower left, retaining collection label to verso, matted and framed below glass.

Sheet sight 6 1/4 x 4 in.; Frame dimensions 19 x 17 in.

From the Collection of the late A. Everette James, Jr., M.D., J.D., Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina


Born in rural Edgecombe County, NC, Pittman moved to Pennsylvania in 1918. After several one-man shows in Philadelphia, he was represented in the 1933 exhibition "Painting and Sculpture from 16 American Cities" held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, NY. A celebrated regionalist, Pittman exhibited extensively throughout his lifetime and beyond.

Pittman was particularly known for his depictions of quiet rooms, writing “rooms are wonder for me—I like rooms and doors and windows—Mystery shrouds them all—mystery not revealed or explained...” John Canaday, Art Editor of the New York Times, reveled in Pittman's interiors as being both "nostalgic and visionary," seemingly at once "still peopled by the remembered presences of romantic personages."

Slight toning to the sheet, not examined outside the frame.