Henry Hobart Nichols (New York, 1869 – 1962) oil on board, Wharf Scene in Winter, signed lower right. Worn label en verso marked 7617/13 x 16. Biography (courtesy of Askart): Hobart Nichols studied at the Academie Julian in Paris. He was the President of the National Academy of Design and the Salamagundi Club of New York City. He was the recipient of the Academy's Altman Prize on three occasions for his landscape paintings. Hobart Nichols lived in Lawrence Park, an artist community at the turn of the century in Bronxville New York. Hobart Nichols' works are in many prominent museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Montclair Museum, National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC. and private collections throughout the United States. Sight: 12-5/8" H x 15-3/4" W, Frame: 15-1/4" H x 18-1/2" W. Early to mid-20th century. Provenance: Private collection, Knoxville, TN. Condition: Slight wear to canvas board in upper right corner.