Southern Pines

1925

Alfred Hutty

Associated Names
Alfred Hutty

Artist, American, 1877 - 1954

The image shows a landscape with tall, slender trees in the lower left corner leading the eye towards more trees in the distance. The horizon is placed low, with a path or open space leading towards it. The style includes fine lines and expressive brushstrokes, capturing the details of tree bark and foliage. The color palette is mainly monochromatic, with soft greys and blacks against a light background. Branches and leaves fill the top portion of the image, with some trees partially out of view. The overall impression is one of quiet elegance and timeless quality through harmonized line and form.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.62 × 25.08 cm (10 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.39 × 29.69 cm (12 3/4 × 11 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1245

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Howle 2012, no. 44

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Alfred Hutty and the Charleston Renaissance, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1991

Bibliography

2012

  • Arnold, Sara C., and Edith Howle, et al. The Life and Art of Alfred Hutty: Woodstock to Charleston. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2012, p. 132, no. 44.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Alfred Hutty [snail symbol]; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 409

Markings

stamped lower right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77012059

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