Springtime, New Orleans

1925

George Overbury (Pop) Hart

Associated Names
George Overbury (Pop) Hart

Artist, American, 1868 - 1933

The image shows an interior scene with open shutters, a figure sitting at a desk, and a view of rooftops and church spires outside. The drawing depicts a shadowy room with slatted wooden shutters that open to reveal an urban scene with churches and tall spires in the background. Inside, there is a desk cluttered with bottles and a small stack of books. The overall composition includes strong contrasts between light and shadow, emphasizing the vertical elements of the shutters and the intricate details of the external structures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of George Biddle)

  • Dimensions

    image: 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (24.13 x 31.75 cm)
    sheet: 12 1/2 x 15 7/8 in. (31.75 x 40.32 cm)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2543

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cahill 1928, no. 69

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George Biddle, Croton-on-Hudson, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1974; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • American Lithographs from the Corcoran's Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 38

1980

  • The Common Touch, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980-1981, no. 18

1981

  • Of Time and Place: American Figurative Art from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1981-1983, pp. 110-111, no. 42, repro

Bibliography

1928

  • Cahill, Holger. George O. 'Pop' Hart: Twenty-Four Selections from His Work. New York: The Downtown Gallery, 1928, p. 24, no. 69.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Pop Hart; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: spring time New Orleans; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: Bronze medal for this Phil. Sesqui Cent. Phil.; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: Clean up print room

Wikidata ID

Q77008956

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