Hobson Pittman Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Hobson Pittman Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 15, 2024
Hobson Lafayette Pittman (1899-1972) American
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Hobson Lafayette Pittman (1899-1972) Watercolor & Gouache, signed lower right "Hobson Pitmman", piece measures 10.5 x 14 and 17 x 23 inches w/ frame. Piece comes from an Upstate New York collection. Hobson Pittman was born near Epworth, North Carolina. In 1906, his family moved to Tarboro, North Carolina, where he studied art from 1912 to 1916 at the Rouse Art School. In 1918, he moved to Pennsylvania to continue his studies at Pennsylvania State College and Carnegie Institute. He later studied at Woodstock, New York, and in Europe in 1928. He exhibited extensively, including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. He was a renowned teacher at various institutions: Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia Museum School, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Bryn Mawr College.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Jun. 04, 2024
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900–1972) - Celery and Berries
Est: $500 - $800
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900–1972) - Celery and Berries Signed ‘Hobb. Pittman’ upper right; also titled upper left, watercolor on paper Sheet size: 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5cm) Provenance Art Sales & Rental Gallery of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Janet Fleisher Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Estate of Joly Walton Stewart, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
May. 16, 2024
Hobson Pittman, oil on board
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Hobson Pittman (American, 1899-1972), Strawberries, initialed upper left, information label verso, 8"h x 9"w (sight), 13"h x 14"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
May. 16, 2024
Hobson Pittman, large pastel on paper
Est: $800 - $1,200
Hobson Pittman (American, 1899-1972), Still life with Flowers, signed lower left, matted and framed under glass, 25"h x 19"w (sight), 36"h x 30.5"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Feb. 15, 2024
Hobson Pittman, Untitled
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Hobson Pittman Untitled pastel on paper 19.5 h x 12.75 w in (50 x 32 cm) Signed to upper left 'Hobson Pittman'. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Feb. 15, 2024
Hobson Pittman, Arrangement of Flowers
Est: $800 - $1,200
Hobson Pittman Arrangement of Flowers pastel and graphite on paper 23.375 h x 16.375 w in (59 x 42 cm) Signed and titled to upper left 'Arrangement of Flowers Hobson Pittman'. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Feb. 15, 2024
Hobson Pittman, Still Life
Est: $800 - $1,200
Hobson Pittman Still Life oil on board 15 h x 19.75 w in (38 x 50 cm) Signed to upper right 'Hobson Pittman'. Provenance: Newman Galleries, Philadelphia | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Feb. 15, 2024
Hobson Pittman, Untitled (Flowers in Bowl)
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Hobson Pittman Untitled (Flowers in Bowl) oil on canvas 24 h x 30 w in (61 x 76 cm) Signed to lower left 'Hobson Pittman'. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jan. 18, 2024
Hobson Pittman, oil on canvas street scene
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Hobson Pittman (American 1890-1972), oil on canvas street scene signed lower left, 30" x 40". NO in-house shipping for this lot.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Dec. 05, 2023
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900–1972) - Still Life (Pastel)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900–1972) - Still Life (Pastel) Signed ‘Hobson Pittman’ bottom left, pastel on paper Sight 18 ½ x 24 ½ (45.7x61cm) Provenance Private Collection, Florida.
Freeman's | Hindman
Nov. 19, 2023
Hobson Pittman (1890 - 1972) Oil on Board
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
"The Red Cloth" signed at the lower right, Bacock Galleries and Milch Galleries tags attached verso. Dimensions: 16" x 22", the frame 23" x 28" Provenance: Property from a Philadelphia Main Line Collection.
Locati LLC
Nov. 19, 2023
Hobson Pittman (1899 - 1972) Oil on Board
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
An interior scene with two older women, titled verso "Spinster", signed at the upper right corner. Dimensions: 14 1/2" x 17 1/2", the frame 23 " x 26" Provenance: Property from a Philadelphia Main Line collection.
Locati LLC
Nov. 19, 2023
Hobson Pittman (1899 - 1972) Pastel
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
"Petunias" unsigned. With Babcock Galleries and MB Modern tags verso. Dimensions: sight is 9 3/4" x 18", the frame 16 1/2" x 24 3/4". Provenance: Property from a Philadelphia Main Line Collection.
Locati LLC
Nov. 10, 2023
Hobson Pittman, Still Life with Grapes
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Hobson Pittman Still Life with Grapes oil on board 14.625 h x 21.75 w in (37 x 55 cm) Provenance: Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Hobson Pittman, Untitled
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Hobson Pittman Untitled pastel on paper sight: 19.5 h x 12.75 w in (50 x 32 cm) Signed to upper left 'Hobson Pittman'. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Hobson Pittman, Still Life
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Hobson Pittman Still Life oil on board 15 h x 19.75 w in (38 x 50 cm) Signed to upper right 'Hobson Pittman'. Provenance: Newman Galleries, Philadelphia | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Hobson Pittman, Arrangement of Flowers
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Hobson Pittman Arrangement of Flowers pastel and graphite on paper sight: 23.375 h x 16.375 w in (59 x 42 cm) Signed and titled to upper left 'Arrangement of Flowers Hobson Pittman'. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Hobson Pittman, Untitled (Flowers in Bowl)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Hobson Pittman Untitled (Flowers in Bowl) oil on canvas 24 h x 30 w in (61 x 76 cm) Signed to lower left 'Hobson Pittman'. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Hobson Pittman, Carnations and Garden
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Hobson Pittman Carnations and Garden oil on panel 42 h x 30 w in (107 x 76 cm) Provenance: Atelier Chapman Kelley, Dallas | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 08, 2023
Hobson Pittman (1900-1972) Watercolor
Est: $500 - $1,000
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900-1972) Landscape Watercolor Painting on paper, signed. Framed. Size: 16.5'' x 23'', 42 x 58 cm (sight); 25'' x 30.5'', 64 x 77 cm (frame).
Material Culture
Oct. 28, 2023
Hobson Pittman, Pennsylvania, North Carolina (1899-1972), American Scene, lithograph, 11"H x 14"W (sight), 16 1/8"H x 20"W (frame)
Est: $100 - $200
Hobson Pittman Pennsylvania, North Carolina, (1899-1972) American Scene lithograph Signed lower right, numbered 15/25, and titled. Biography from Charleston Renaissance Gallery: Hobson Pittman was once dubbed the poet-painter. His atmospheric landscapes and softly lit interior views of stately Victorian homes, which he painted and drew throughout his career, evoke the remembered warmth and beauty of his native North Carolina. Though he spent most of his professional life in the Northeast, Pittman was raised in Tarboro and could trace his family roots back to Surry County, Virginia, where his ancestor Thomas Pitman (name later changed to Pittman), a Royalist fleeing Oliver Cromwell's reign, had settled in 1649. Hobson Lafayette Pittman, the last of eight children, was born to Thomas's descendent Biscoe Pittman and Martha Alice Walston on January 14, 1900, at Epworth, a cross-roads community in eastern North Carolina consisting of the Pittman general store and post office, a church built by the Pittman's, and Biscoe's home. Biscoe was a successful merchant, who made regular buying trips to Norfolk, Baltimore, and New York. In 1906 he turned the store over to his eldest son to devote more of his attention to a housing construction business which he had started in Tarboro, ten miles away. Hobson was six years old when the family moved. Unlike his brothers and sisters who had been sent to boarding school near Greensboro, North Carolina, Hobson attended Tarboro Elementary School on the Common. By the age of ten he had begun to take an interest in sketching and painting. Upon graduating from high school in 1918, Pittman set out for Philadelphia to further his art education. He took a room in the house of Miss Sarah Carter in suburban Philadelphia, which remained his home, off and on, for the next twenty years. He attended Pennsylvania State College (now Pennsylvania State University) for the 1921-1922 school year, Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, 1925-1926, and Columbia University in New York City, 1926-1928. In 1920 and for eleven years following Pittman spent summers at Woodstock, the artists' colony in Ulster County, New York. He studied with Albert Heckman and associated with artists Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Eugenie Gershoy, the sculptor John B. Flannagan, Lucile and Arnold Blanch, Ernest Feine, and John Carroll, among others. Some years later Kuniyoshi described the rigors of Woodstock training when he wrote, "We used to be taught to paint outdoors directly. It was in the style of the Impressionistic school and we never believed any other way than painting out in the field in the broiling sun. We used to go out sketching with a few friends. Always carrying a great big paint box, tripod and canvas. Walking miles to find place to work of interest, sometimes we walked from Willow to Woodstock." Pittman's work shares various similarities to that of some of his Woodstock friends. The soft textures of his painted surfaces was a trademark of his teacher Heckman. The weightless, dreamy quality of his figures also characterizes much of Kuniyoshi's work, while Pittman's use of bright light falling upon a figure from an unseen source is a distinguishing trait of Gershoy's paintings and lithographs. In 1931 Pittman began a long association with Friends Central Country Day School in Overbrook, a Philadelphia suburb, where he was Director of Art until 1957. During summer vacations he taught at Pennsylvania State College. As recognition of his teaching skills grew, he was asked to teach at the prestigious Philadelphia Museum of Art (1945), and four years later he was elected to the faculty of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished art institutions. His distinguished teaching career is not indicative of want of talent, for Pittman's paintings and drawings garnered numerous honors as well. They include the following: Honorable Mention, Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, 1939; the J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1944, and the William A. Clark prize, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1947. Pittman received a Gugenheim Foundation Fellowship in 1956, and in 1960 he was honored with the title Distinguished Artist of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Pittman's art won him many patrons on Philadelphia's main line. He settled amidst this loyal following when in 1950 he purchased and renovated an old carriage house in Bryn Mawr for his home and studio. Named "Silver Beach" by Pittman, the house was filled with Florentine bronzes, 14th-century wooden madonnas, bronze Buddha heads, and primitive African carvings, all picked up on his many trips to Europe, which he made regularly beginning in 1928. The house was surrounded by two acres of formal gardens. Friends were accustomed to visiting these beautifully groomed enclosures without disturbing Pittman. Pittman bequeathed his home to Bryn Mawr College with the provision that it be maintained as a gallery and be open to the public for a period of twenty-five years. Late in the 1960s Pittman developed what would be a fatal illness. Through the ensuing years he continued to paint and teach several classes until lack of strength compelled him to stop. He died in 1972. Cynthia Seibels Copyright 1990 Robert M. Hicklin Jr., Inc
Ripley Auctions
Sep. 17, 2023
Hobson Lafayette Pittman (1890 - 1972) Pastel
Est: $400 - $600
A floral still life, signed at the lower. left. Dimensions:Sight is 18" x 11 1/2", the frame 29" x 21".
Locati LLC
Jan. 20, 2023
Hobson Pittman still life
Est: $800 - $1,200
Hobson Pittman (American 1900-1972), oil on corrugated cardboard still life, titled Roses and Reflections, 34 3/4" x 47 1/2". Provenance: Freeman's 2018; The Estate of Robert J. Bergelson. NO in-house shipping for this lot.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Dec. 06, 2022
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900-1972) Roses by a Window
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900-1972) Roses by a Window Signed 'Hobson' top left, oil on canvas 42 x 32 1/4 in. (106.6 x 81.9cm) Provenance Christie's, New York, Sale of April 5, 2011, Lot 195. Alderfers Auctions, Hatfield Pennsylvania, Lot 4011. Private Collection, Pennsylvania. Frame: 48 x 37 1/2 in.
Freeman's | Hindman
Nov. 29, 2022
Hobson Pittman (1899 - 1972) American
Est: $700 - $900
Hobson Pittman (1899 - 1972) Pastel on Paper , Signed , measures 7.5" x 10" , w/frame 12.5" x 14.5"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Oct. 13, 2022
Hobson Pittman
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
(American, 1899-1972) Pink Yellow and Orange, signed upper left "Hobson Pittman", pastel on paper, 12-1/2 x 19 in.; gilt wood frame, 15-1/2 x 22-1/2 in. . Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection
Brunk Auctions
Jun. 07, 2022
HOBSON PITTMAN (AMERICAN, 1900–1972) STILL LIFE (ROSES); TOGETHER WITH A COMPANION
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900–1972) Still Life (Roses); together with a companion 1) Still Life (Roses) Signed 'Hobson Pittman' upper left, pastel on paper Sight size: 19 5/8 x 12 3/8 in. (49.8 x 31.4cm) 2) Floral Still Life Signed 'Hobson Pittman' bottom right, pastel on paper Sight size: 17 3/8 x 11 in. (44.1 x 27.9cm) Provenance 1) Collection of Philip D. Jamison, Jr., West Chester, Pennsylvania. Property from the Estate of Philip D. Jamison, Jr. 2) Freeman's, sale of June 20, 2008, lot 319. Collection of Philip D. Jamison, Jr., West Chester, Pennsylvania. Property from the Estate of Philip D. Jamison, Jr. 1) In very good overall condition. A small piece of debris/dust is present within the frame at bottom right but is largely unobtrusive. Note: this artwork was not examined out of the frame. Frame: 29 1/4 x 22 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. 2) In very good overall condition. The sheet with occasional ripples and very light handling creases within the frame. Note: this artwork was not examined out of the frame. Frame: 24 5/8 x 18 1/8 x 1 in.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jun. 07, 2022
HOBSON PITTMAN (AMERICAN, 1900–1972) STILL LIFE WITH AVOCADO; TOGETHER WITH A COMPANION
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900–1972) Still Life with Avocado; together with a companion 1) Still Life with Avocado Signed 'Hobson Pittman' upper left, pastel on paper Sight size: 14 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. (36.8 x 61.6cm) Sheet size: 15 x 24 3/4 in. (38.1 x 62.9cm) 2) Flowers Signed 'Hobson Pittman' upper right; also titled on label verso, pastel on paper Sight size: 8 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (21.6 x 28.9cm) Sheet size: 9 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (24.1 x 31.4cm) (2) Provenance Collection of Philip D. Jamison, Jr., West Chester, Pennsylvania. Property from the Estate of Philip D. Jamison, Jr. 1) In overall excellent condition. The sheet with very gentle handling creases along the edges. Pinpoint holes are present in the four corners, remnants of previous mounting. Frame: 24 1/2 x 34 x 1 in. 2) In overall excellent condition. The sheet is taped to the matboard along top edge verso. Frame: 18 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 in.
Freeman's | Hindman
May. 18, 2022
Hobson Pittman, pastel on paper, 1955, exhibited
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Hobson Pittman (American, 1899-1972), "Still Life with Bottle", signed upper left, owner's name and exhibition labels on verso, matted and framed under glass, 19.5"h x 12"w (sight), 26"h x 18.25"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
May. 01, 2022
Hobson Pittman (American, 1899/1900-1972), Still life with carnations, oil on board, 30 x 42in (76 x 107cm)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Hobson Pittman (American, 1899/1900-1972) Still life with carnations oil on board signed upper left Hobson Pittman, with Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts label to reverse
Andrew Jones Auctions
Apr. 22, 2022
Hobson Pittman pastel still life with flowers
Est: $500 - $1,000
Hobson Pittman (American 1890-1972), pastel still life with flowers, signed upper left, 12 1/2" x 6". Provenance: A Villanova collection. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Apr. 19, 2022
HOBSON PITTMAN STILL LIFE WATERCOLOR PAINTING 196
Est: $100 - $200
Hobson Pittman (American, 1899-1972) Still life watercolor painting of roses. Signed Hobson Pittman '69. Sheet: 8 7/8"x11 7/8"
Kamelot Auctions
Dec. 13, 2021
HOBSON PITTMAN (AMERICAN, 1900-1972) STUDY FOR STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS; TOGETHER WITH TWO COMPANIONS
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900-1972) Study for Still Life with Flowers; together with two companions 1) Study for Still Life with Poppies Signed and dated '58' upper left, pastel and pencil on paper Sheet size: 12 7/8 x 20 in. (32.7 x 50.8cm) 2) Floral Still Life I Signed upper right, pastel on paper Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (31.1 x 24.1cm) 3) Floral Still Life II Signed upper left, pastel on paper Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (31.1 x 24.1cm) (3) Provenance 1) Private Collection, Pennsylvania. 2) Frank S. Schwartz & Son Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Private Collection, Pennsylvania. 3) Frank S. Schwartz & Son Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Private Collection, Pennsylvania. Footnote: Exhibited Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, n.d. Condition report: Frame 1: 21 x 26 1/2 x 1 in. mat stained, light ripples, hard crease bottom right 1", hinged along upper edge to matboard Frame 2: 21 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 1 in. hinged twice at top Frame 3: 21 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 1 in. ditto, inscribed in pencil '19248-B' bottom right verso
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 13, 2021
HOBSON PITTMAN (AMERICAN, 1900-1972) ROSES IN AN IRONSTONE PITCHER
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900-1972) Roses in an Ironstone Pitcher Signed bottom right, oil on canvas (16 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (41.9 x 31.1cm)) Provenance Private Collection, Pennsylvania. Condition report: In good overall condition. The canvas is slightly rippling, most visible in the upper left corner. Occasional areas of craquelure are present, particularly at the extreme edges where the canvas meets the frame. The painting has been varnished in a way that makes examination under UV light difficult. See Specialist's photos for details. Frame: 22 3/8 x 18 3/8 x 2 in.
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 13, 2021
HOBSON PITTMAN (AMERICAN, 1900-1972) STILL LIFE WITH POPPIES
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900-1972) Still Life with Poppies Signed upper left, oil on board (14 1/4 x 22 in. (36.2 x 55.9cm)) Provenance Babcock Galleries, New York, New York. Private Collection, Pennsylvania. Condition report: In very good overall condition. Pinpoints of brown/black surface soiling are occasionally present on the white background. Frame: 18 7/8 x 26 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.
Freeman's | Hindman
Nov. 20, 2021
Hobson Lafayette Pittman (American/N.C.)
Est: $1,800 - $2,500
Hobson Lafayette Pittman (American/North Carolina, 1899-1972) , "Still Life with a Bouquet of Flowers Posed on a Chair", oil on board, signed upper right, "Pook & Pook" label and printed label en verso, printed label on reverse of frame, 42 in. x 29 3/4 in., framed Provenance: Collection of Allison Kendrick, The Carroll-Crawford House, New Orleans.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 20, 2021
Hobson Lafayette Pittman (American/N.C.)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Hobson Lafayette Pittman (American/North Carolina, 1899-1972) , "Summer Pleasures", 1937, oil on canvas, signed lower right, pencil-signed, titled, dated, inscribed and 3 partial labels on stretcher, 2 "Pook & Pook" labels on reverse of frame, 28 in. x 38 1/8 in., framed Provenance: Collection of Allison Kendrick, The Carroll-Crawford House, New Orleans.Note: Noted artist and inspiring teacher, Hobson Pittman was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina to a merchant father and devoutly religious mother. Both sides of his family had long ties to eastern North Carolina. By the time he was sixteen, both of his parents had died, and Pittman moved to Philadelphia to live with a married sister. Pittman studied art at the Penn State University in State College and the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh before attending Columbia University and the Woodstock Summer Art School in New York. He left to study in Europe in 1928, the first of many trips he would make in his lifetime. During the 1930s and 1940s, he developed the stylistic and iconographic means through which he explored themes of loneliness and memory in his worksubjects he shared with numerous Southern writers of the period. Pittman became most well-known for his impressionist still lifes and arresting scenes of domestic interiors. In the work offered here from 1937, a scene of luxurious camping under the stars merges the indoors with nature in a setting illuminated by moonlight, appearing almost otherworldly or perhaps as in a dream of a distant memory of a happy childhood moment in North Carolina. As Ben F. Williams states in his foreword to the Hobson Pittman: Retrospective Exhibition His Work Since 1920 exhibition catalogue for the North Carolina Museum of Art in 1963, Hobson Pittmans works uniquely provide a continuity that would otherwise be lacking in any chronological recording through art of North Carolinas past.it remained, then, for Hobson Pittman to set down in his poetic and gentle way his echoing of things past. Ref.: Hobson Lafayette Pittman (1899-1972). Hickory Museum of Art. www.hickoryart.org. Accessed Oct. 11, 2021. Williams, Ben F. Hobson Pittman. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1963.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 11, 2021
Hobson Pittman, Strawberries
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Hobson Pittman Strawberries watercolor on paper sight: 7.25 h × 9.25 w in (18 × 23 cm) Signed to upper edge 'Hobson Pittman'. condition: Dimensions are of sight and work has not been examined outside of frame. Work is good overall condition with few minor handling marks to upper left quadrant visible only in raking light. Work presents well. Framed behind glass measuring 18 x 20 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 11, 2021
Hobson Pittman, The Strom
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Hobson Pittman The Strom c. 1935 oil on canvas 30 h × 36 w in (76 × 91 cm) Signed to lower left 'Hobson Pittman'. Provenance: Sothebys, New York, American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 24 September 2008, Lot 183 Literature: New Hope for American Art, Alterman, pg. 394 illustrates this work condition: Work is in good condition and has been lined along tacking edge. Some craquelure throughout, however, painting has been stabilized. Work presents well overall. Framed without glazing measuring 40 x 46 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 28, 2021
Attr. Hobson Pittman, "Evening"
Est: $200 - $300
Attributed to Hobson Lafayette Pittman (Pennsylvania/North Carolina, 1899/1890 - 1972) oil on canvas depicting a woman resting her head on her hand near a vase of flowers, possibly the artist's wife, exhibition label verso from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, "The World of Hobson Pittman" housed in a modernist frame, 22" x 28" canvas, 27 1/2" x 33 1/2" framed. Provenance: Babcock Galleries.
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
Sep. 25, 2021
2 Hobson Pittman woodcuts
Est: $200 - $400
Hobson Pittman (1899-1972) 1.) ''Moonlit Interior''- woodcut, ca. 1936, signed, titled and numbered 30/60 in pencil. 9 7/8 x 7 7/8'' Exhibited in American Artists' Congress exhibitions, December 1936; Reproduced in America Today: A Book of 100 Prints (1936, 1977) 2.) ''Night''- woodcut, signed, titled and annotated '30 prints' in pencil. 7 3/4 x 9 3/4''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 25, 2021
2 Hobson Pittman woodblocks
Est: $200 - $400
Hobson Pittman (1899-1972) 1.) ''Awakening Maltese''- woodblock, ca. 1936, signed, titled and annotated '50 prints' in pencil. 11 7/8 X 9 3/4" 2.) ''Parlour Table'' - woodblock, signed, titled and annotated '50 prints' in pencil. 10 1/4 x 12 1/4''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Apr. 29, 2021
Hobson Pittman, Roses
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Hobson Pittman Roses pastel on paper 17.75 h × 11.75 w in (45 × 30 cm) Signed to upper left 'Hobson Pittman'. Condition of the item is not included in this description. Condition reports are available from Rago upon request. Rago strongly recommends that you review a condition report for each item on which you plan to bid. Email condition@ragoarts.com to request a condition report.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Apr. 29, 2021
Hobson Pittman, The Rose
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Hobson Pittman The Rose pastel on paper 17.75 h × 11.75 w in (45 × 30 cm) Signed to upper left 'Hobson Pittman'. Condition of the item is not included in this description. Condition reports are available from Rago upon request. Rago strongly recommends that you review a condition report for each item on which you plan to bid. Email condition@ragoarts.com to request a condition report.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 21, 2020
Hobson Pittman, Untitled
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Hobson Pittman Untitled 1969 watercolor on paper 15.625 h × 10.375 w in (40 × 26 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'Hobson Pittman '69'. This work is located at, and will ship from, Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey. condition: Work is in good overall condition and has not been examined outside of frame. Measurements are of sight. Sheet is toned with some minor spots of discoloration to right side. Work presents well. Framed behind glass measuring 26 x 21 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 26, 2020
Hobson Pittman, Avalon
Est: $800 - $1,200
Hobson Pittman Avalon 1958 watercolor on paper 7.5 h × 9.125 w in (19 × 23 cm) Signed and titled to upper left 'Avalon Hobson Pittman'. condition: Good overall condition. Sheet is faintly toned and has not been examined out of frame. Framed behind glass measuring 15 x 16 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 26, 2020
Hobson Pittman, Lillies
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Hobson Pittman Lillies pastel on Strathmore laid to board 24.5 h × 18.25 w in (62 × 46 cm) Signed to upper right 'Hobson Pittman'. Provenance: Newman Galleries, Philadelphia | Private Collection, Pennsylvania condition: Good condition with slight warping to board. Work has not been examined out of frame; measurements taken are of sight. Framed behind acrylic measuring 35 x 29 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 13, 2020
Hobson Pittman (NC/PA, 1899-1972), Barns - Woodstock
Est: $400 - $600
Hobson Pittman (NC/PA, 1899-1972), Barns - Woodstock charcoal on paper, signed and titled along the mat board, matted and framed under glass. SS 6 x 8.5 in.; DOA 15. x 19.25 in. Born in rural Edgecombe County, NC, Hobson Pittman moved to Pennsylvania in 1918. After several solo shows in Philadelphia, he was represented in the 1933 exhibition titled Painting and Sculpture from 16 American Cities held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. A celebrated regionalist, Pittman exhibited extensively throughout his lifetime and beyond. From the Collection of Barbara Boney Campbell, Tarboro, North Carolina Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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