Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 23

James Roy Hopkins
Cynthia (with Cat) /// Modern James Roy Hopkins Pet Nude Figurative Grass Sun

1937

About the Item

Artist: James Roy Hopkins (American, 1877-1969) Title: "Cynthia (with Cat)" *Monogram signed and dated by Hopkins lower right Year: 1937 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas Framing: Recently framed in an Art Nouveau gold gesso moulding Framed size: 39.25" x 50.25" Canvas size: 34" x 45" Condition: In excellent condition. A large beautiful and well executed work. Notes: Provenance: private collection - Chicago, IL. Biography: James Roy Hopkins (1877-1969) was born in the rural farming community of Irwin, Ohio in 1877. His mother, Nettie Hopkins, painted with watercolors recreationally and encouraged her son’s artistic interests. Though he shared his mother's love of art, Hopkins initially entered Ohio State University in 1896 to study electrical engineering. However, he soon left and briefly enrolled in the Columbus School of Art before going to the Art Academy of Cincinnati where he studied with Frank Duveneck. In 1900, Hopkins moved to New York City and worked as a medical textbook illustrator. Two years later he made the pilgrimage to the art center of the western world at the time, Paris, France. While in Paris he improved his craft at the Académie Colarossi. Hopkins embraced Parisian life and socialized with and visited the studios of such great artists as Pierre August Renoir, Claude Monet, and Edgar Degas. These artists had a significant impact on Hopkins, and many aspects of Impressionism were retained throughout his career. As a result his art became less detailed with looser brushwork and more emphasis on lighting. In 1904, Hopkins returned to Ohio to marry a fellow classmate from the Art Academy of Cincinnati, Edna Boies, an accomplished printmaker. He soon returned to Paris with his wife and they traveled throughout Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In 1914, the outbreak of World War I forced the couple to return to Ohio, where Hopkins accepted a teaching position at the Cincinnati Academy of Art. While teaching at the Academy, the Hopkins began to spend their summers in the nearby Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky. From 1915 to 1917, the artists set up a studio at an inn and befriended the local mountain people. Perhaps due to his own rural upbringing, James felt a connection to the isolated families and slowly earned their trust. His compassionate portrayals of the Cumberland Falls community make up his most well known series of works. The subjects are shown truthfully with the evidence of their hard lives visible on their faces, but Hopkins was also sure to portray them with respect and dignity. These paintings of Appalachia and Cumberland mountain people were his most famous works. Though throughout his life, he and his wife returned to Paris often, where he is also notable for his paintings of upper class women. When his former teacher, Frank Duveneck, passed away in 1919, Hopkins took over his position as head of the Cincinnati Academy of Art. In 1923, he was invited to be the artist in residence at Ohio State University and was offered the position of Head of the Art department shortly thereafter. Following Edna’s sudden death, Hopkins moved to his childhood farm and continued to teach at the university until 1947. He died in 1969 in Irwin, Ohio at the age of ninety-one.
  • Creator:
    James Roy Hopkins (1877 - 1969, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1937
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.25 in (99.7 cm)Width: 50.25 in (127.64 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Saint Augustine, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU121210648272
More From This SellerView All
  • Susannah (Without the Elders) /// Old Masters British Nude Bath Biblical Story
    By Frederick Goodall R.A.
    Located in Saint Augustine, FL
    Artist: Frederick Goodall (English, 1822-1904) Title: "Susannah (Without the Elders)" *Monogram signed and dated by Goodall lower left Year: 1885 Med...
    Category

    1880s Victorian Nude Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Paint, Oil, Gesso

  • Halcyon /// Contemporary Landscape Nude Skyscape Colorful Painting Surrealism
    By Jack Graves III
    Located in Saint Augustine, FL
    Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Halcyon" Series: Americana *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2022 Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Canvas size: 48" x 48" Condition: The stretched canvas was custom built by the artist himself. In mint condition Shipping: This painting will be shipped canvas rolled with its stretcher bars to greatly reduce shipping cost and ensure its safety during transport Biography: Jack Graves III is an American artist, born in 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up surrounded by inspiration having an art dealer as a father, John Graves...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

    Materials

    Acrylic, Paint, Canvas

  • Devil Painting his Models /// Contemporary Painting Figurative Nude Funny Art
    By Dan May
    Located in Saint Augustine, FL
    Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Devil Painting his Models" *Signed and dated by May lower left Year: 2001 Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on...
    Category

    Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Paintings

    Materials

    Acrylic, Paint, Canvas

  • Promenade en Bateau en Soirée (Evening Boat Ride) /// Impressionist Painting Art
    Located in Saint Augustine, FL
    Artist: Frank Dicey (English, c. 1838-1888) Title: "Promenade en Bateau en Soirée (Evening Boat Ride)" *Signed by Dicey lower left Circa: 1880 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas Framing: Recently framed within a black and gold Baroque style moulding with linen liner from Holland and and a gold filet Framed size: 24.75" x 30.75" Canvas size: 18.25" x 24.25" Condition: Relined. Minor craquelure. In excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Boston, MA. Biography: Frank Dicey (English, c. 1838-1888) was a figure painter born in London. He exhibited between 1880 and 1888 at the Royal Academy, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours and Grosvenor Gallery in London, as well as at the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Royal Society of Artists in Birmingham, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and Manchester City Art Gallery. Dicey also exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists, a society which nominated James Whistler its President in 1886. He was elected a member of The Arts Club in 1866 and a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1883. In 1874/1876, Dicey's name was included by James Whistler in a list which may have been a guest list for the private view of Whistler's Pall Mall exhibition of 1874, or a subscription list for Whistler's Venice etchings...
    Category

    1880s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Paint, Oil

  • Portrait of Margaritta MacDonald in red jacket and white gown (half-length)
    By Sir Henry Raeburn
    Located in Saint Augustine, FL
    Artist: (after) Sir Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756-1823) Title: "Portrait of Margaritta MacDonald in red jacket and white gown (half-length)" *No signature found Circa: 1820 Medium: O...
    Category

    1820s Baroque Portrait Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Paint, Oil, Gesso

  • Fishermen Unloading the Day's Catch, Dover /// Antique Victorian Ship Seascape
    Located in Saint Augustine, FL
    Artist: John Cheltenham Wake (English, 1837-1882) Title: "Fishermen Unloading the Day's Catch, Dover" *Signed and dated by Wake lower left Year: 1874 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas Framing: Recently framed in a green and gold ornate gesso moulding Framed size: 16.5" x 24.5" Canvas size: 12" x 20" Condition: One area in upper left sky professionally restored. In otherwise very good condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Vero Beach...
    Category

    1870s Victorian Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Paint, Oil, Gesso

You May Also Like
  • Interior
    By Maurice Askenazy
    Located in Palm Desert, CA
    A painting by Maurice Askenazy. "Interior" is one of Maurice Askenazy’s more modern compositions, calling to mind the work of Bonnard or Vuillard. The intimate scene shows a nude female model, dramatically seen in profile, posing for a painter in a sun-drenched studio. The door to the room is open, giving the impression that the viewer is stealing a glimpse of a private interaction between artist and model. A cleverly placed mirror on the back of the open door reveals the reflection of the painter, who we are meant to take as Askenazy himself, at work. Askenazy takes great care to depict the details of the room, from the patterned ottoman...
    Category

    20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Dancing of Love
    Located in Zofingen, AG
    In this oil canvas, I've melded expressionism and impressionism to capture the sheer vibrancy of emotion. Through a kaleidoscope of color and texture, I invite viewers on a sensory j...
    Category

    2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Canvas

  • Oil on Canvas "Pascal", ca. 1931 by Albert Rigaux
    Located in Berlin, DE
    Oil on canvas by Albert Rigaux, ( Schaerbeek 1897-1981 Brussels ) Signed lower left: Alb. Rigaux. Titled by hand verso. Provenance: estate of the artist Measurements: 19.69 x 15.75...
    Category

    1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Baigneuse
    By Marguerite Arosa
    Located in Paris, FR
    Marguerite AROSA (1850-1903), French "Baigneuse" (Bather) Oil on canvas Signed lower left Canvas: 66 1/5" high x 50" wide Frame: 74 1/5" high x 57 1/2" wide This painting was e...
    Category

    Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Personal identities
    By Francien Krieg
    Located in PUIFLIJK, NL
    Over the last few years Francien has created a series of paintings, which stylistically dovetail into its overall work. This interesting new series came about by the birth of her lon...
    Category

    2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Figurative Nude Woman
    By Coulton Waugh
    Located in New York, NY
    Colton Waugh was a third generation American Artist. He was mostly known for his Marine paintings, still life paintings, and cartoons. As he attended the Art Students League, this painting may have been executed in one of his classes there being that it is a figure nude. This painting is a very rich celebration of color and texture. It can be noted that the artist was fond of using the pallet knife, and in this painting, we can see great executions of this. The brilliant contrasts are highlighted to great depth, as we can almost feel that this painting has a sculptural effect. This piece is truly inviting with beautiful details, as the figure is portrayed whimsically and gracefully. This painting is signed lower left and comes displayed in a wonderful gold tone wood frame. This painting measures 19 x 14 in Framed measures 24.25 x 19.4 in Coulton Waugh was born in 1896 in Cornwall, England. He was an American visual artist, son of maritime painter Frederick Judd Waugh, and his grandfather was the Philadelphia portrait painter Samuel Waugh. In 1907 his family moved to the United States, he grew up in Provincetown, Massachusetts and later made his home in Newburgh, New York. Over there Waugh was enrolled at New York's Art Students League where he studied with George Bridgman, Frank Dumond, and John Carlson. By 1916 Coulton was employed as a textile designer. In 1921 he moved to Provincetown, Massachusetts where he operated a model ship and hooked rug shop for 11 years. As a part of an artistic family, Waugh was a painter, comic strip artist and author. As he lived in New York he is often known for the artistic work in marine scenes, still life compositions and cartoons. Also was one of the main artists who worked on the famous “Dickie Dare” comics, created by Milton Caniff. He was working on the strip for more than 20 years, from 1933 until 1957, and there is where Waugh met his future wife, Odin, after hiring her to work on the strip as an artist and letterer. In 1945, he created “Hank” which only ran a short time. From 1947 on, Waugh divided his time between painting, teaching art and writing a seminal history of cartooning called “The Comics” in 1947 as a reference on the history of comics, which became one of the first serious examinations of the medium, as well as instructional books on cartooning and palette-knife painting. In Provincetown, he created other pictorial maps or decorative maps, including ones of Provincetown of 1924, Cape Cod of 1926 and Newburgh, New York in 1958. His map of California of 1948 was a collaboration with his wife Odin Burvik (Mabel Burwick). His paintings were displayed at New York's Hudson Walker Gallery, and he also was known for his pictorial maps and hand-colored lithographs, like the one exhibited of a Cape Cod map...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Canvas

Recently Viewed

View All