George Overbury "Pop" Hart (American/Illinois, 1868-1933)

Pricing & History
George Overbury "Pop" Hart (American/Illinois, 1868-1933), "A Cold Morning, Bayou St. John, New Orleans", 1918, watercolor and graphite on paper, signed, dated and inscribed lower right, titled lower left, 13 1/2 in. x 21 3/4 in., framed.Note: Pop Hart traveled throughout his life; he enjoyed painting representations of the various cities and countries he visited, including New Orleans in the winter of 1917-18. The scene depicted here shows the boats on Bayou St. John, where goods brought down the bayou from the lake were unloaded and taken to the markets on the Mississippi River. The muted color palette captures the feeling of a south Louisiana winter day, with figures warming themselves by a small fire under an overcast sky.