The Conversation, (painting)
Object Details
- painter
- Pittman, Hobson 1898-1972
- "The World of Hobson Pittman: A Retrospective Exhibition Organized by The Pennsylvania State University," University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University, 1972, no. 88
- Summary
- Interior scene depicting two figures engaged in conversation, seated side-by-side in wing chairs, with the back of each chair turned toward the viewer. To the right, a painting on an easel is partially obscured by a folding screen. To the left, two small flower arrangements rest atop a small wooden table placed in front of a folding screen. In the background a large window adorned with partially raised blinds reveals a country landscape, and just above the window, long fabric panels are draped from the ceiling and tacked to the wall on the left side of the window.
- Control number
- IAP 8B070075
- Type
- Paintings
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Owner/Location
- North Carolina Museum of Art 2110 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh North Carolina 27607
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Architecture interior--Domestic--House
- Architecture interior--Detail--Window
- Object--Furniture--Screen
- Object--Art Object--Painting
- Object--Art Tool--Easel
- Figure group
- Recreation--Leisure--Conversation
- Record ID
- siris_ari_404814
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
