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1887 London, England - 1970 Aurora, Ontario. Known for: Landscape, marine and street scene painting, drawing, teaching.
William John Hopkinson (1887 – 1970) [1]. A Canadian painter, draftsman and educator, William John Hopkinson’s mediums included oils (with a palette knife), watercolors and pencil. His best known... Read full biography
William John Hopkinson (1887 – 1970) [1]. A Canadian painter, draftsman and educator, William John Hopkinson’s mediums included oils (with a palette knife), watercolors and pencil. His best known subjects are rural landscapes, marine scenes and street scenes. The painting locations included... Read full biography
William John Hopkinson (1887 – 1970) [1]. A Canadian painter, draftsman and educator, William John Hopkinson’s mediums included oils (with a palette knife), watercolors and pencil. His best known subjects are rural landscapes, marine scenes and street scenes. The painting locations included Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia, Massachusetts, New York State and London, England (trip in 1964). His styles could be described as Fauvism*, Impressionism* and Plein Air... Read full biography
William John Hopkinson (1887 – 1970) [1]. A Canadian painter, draftsman and educator, William John Hopkinson’s mediums included oils (with a palette knife), watercolors and pencil. His best known subjects are rural landscapes, marine scenes and street scenes. The painting locations included Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia, Massachusetts, New York State and London, England (trip in 1964). His styles could be described as Fauvism*, Impressionism* and Plein Air Painting*. The askART auction results have some excellent illustrations of his oeuvre. Attached below is his biography from the The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction courtesy of Westbridge Fine Art Auction House:. Born in London,... Read full biography
William John Hopkinson (1887 – 1970) [1]. A Canadian painter, draftsman and educator, William John Hopkinson’s mediums included oils (with a palette knife), watercolors and pencil. His best known subjects are rural landscapes, marine scenes and street scenes. The painting locations included Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia, Massachusetts, New York State and London, England (trip in 1964). His styles could be described as Fauvism*, Impressionism* and Plein Air Painting*. The askART auction results have some excellent illustrations of his oeuvre. Attached below is his biography from the The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction courtesy of Westbridge Fine Art Auction House:. Born in London, England, Hopkinson studied under Walter White in London but was mainly self-taught. He came to Ontario in 1912 and lived in Aurora... Read full biography
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William John Hopkinson (1887 – 1970) [1]
A Canadian painter, draftsman and educator, William John Hopkinson’s mediums included oils (with a palette knife), watercolors and pencil. His best known subjects are rural landscapes, marine scenes and street scenes. The painting locations included Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia, Massachusetts, New York State and London, England (trip in 1964). His styles could be described as Fauvism*, Impressionism* and Plein Air Painting*. The askART auction results have some excellent illustrations of his oeuvre.
Attached below is his biography from the The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction courtesy of Westbridge Fine Art Auction House:
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