Henry Hobart Nichols, Jr. (American, 1869-1962)
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Henry Hobart Nichols, Jr. (American, 1869-1962)
Watercolor on paper, signed and dated: “1897”.
Exhibited at the Third Annual Washington Water Color Club, 1898.
Illustrated in McMahan, The Artists of Washington, DC: 1796-1996, p. 158.
Provenance: from the Estate of Virgil McMahan.
A painter and illustrator, Nichols was a member of quite an artistic family. His father, brother and wife were all professional painters as well.
He had diverse training beginning with instruction from Howard Helmick. He also attended the Art Students League of Washington before heading to Europe. In Europe, he studied at both the Froebel Institute in Germany and at the Academie Julian in France.
His early career (1889-1905) included a position on the Board of the Art Students League, as well as employ by the U.S. government. He worked as an illustrator for both the U.S. Geological Society and the Bureau of American Ethnology.
A member of the Washington Watercolor Club and Society of Washington Artists, Nichols favored subject was landscapes.
Nichols is listed in Who Was Who in American Art by Falk.
Sight size: 13” x 9.5”
Frame size: 21” x 17”
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