Charles Woodward Hutson
(South Carolina/Louisiana, 1840-1936)

"Pattern of Pine Needles on Forest Floor", "Yellow Road Running by the Bay", "The Road on Back Bay, Biloxi" and "Plantation House"

three pastels and a watercolor
each initialed "C. H." lower right, three with labels identifying artist and title.
Each matted, glazed and framed.
14" x 10" to 9" x 7", framed 21" x 16-3/4" to 16-1/2" x 13-1/4"

Notes: A native of South Carolina, Charles Woodward Hutson initially followed in his father's footsteps and studied to be a lawyer. He gave up his legal career and taught Greek at Louisiana State University and other southern universities. Upon his retirement, Hudson moved to New Orleans and became an artist. Favoring pastels and watercolor, his lack of formal art education appears to have given him a sense of freedom in terms of style and approach. In 1931 at the age of 91, Hudson had a one-man show of his work at the Delgado Museum of Art (today NOMA). His work was included in Sidney Janis' landmark folk art book They Taught Themselves: American Primitive Painters of the 20th Century.