Peter Hoffer

Canadian, b. 1924

Peter Hoffer's contemporary paintings have been described as being as much about studio materials and techniques as the subjects they convey. Peter Hoffer portrays trees. He invites the audience to take a closer look at their posture, their details and their expressions. The subject is as important as the technique: the way trees grate, scratch and age is as much of a concern to Hoffer as the trees themselves. They are painted in a very classical, realistic and almost photographic manner, but they have a strong contemporary feeling imparted by the epoxy resin finish and the rough wooden box on which the artist paints. Hoffer’s work is a paradoxical mix of past and present, old and new, rough and sophisticated, realistic and abstract, outside perspective and intimate feeling. The trees that Peter paints are not a copy of an existing geography. Sometimes he paints from photographs, but most of the time these trees are reminiscences. However, whether they exist or not, he sees his work as more about technique, about how he perceives the world, rather than the reality of the world itself. A few kilometres from Montreal, Peter has a cottage in the middle of the forest, which has become his lair, a place where he loves to paint. When he gets started, he starts by painting with oil on wood, then the more creative part begins: he applies touches of acrylic paint and several coats of epoxy varnish, which he makes himself. This process was inspired by the varnishes used in the academic painting salons of the 19th century, a way of embellishing paintings and conserving them. For the artist, it is a question of staging evocative landscapes, which will awaken memories, dreams, a feeling of déjà vu in each one. But at the second reading, if we see more than a landscape but a true reflection on art, the representation of nature and the painting as an object in itself, then he will have succeeded in his wager.

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$9,000

H 48 in W 48 in

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Located in Bloomfield, ON

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Peter HofferPeter Hoffer "White Pine" - Landscape Painting on Wood Panel, 2020

$8,000

H 36 in W 60 in

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Located in New York, NY

Peter Hoffer White Pine, 2020 oil, acrylic and resin on panel 36 x 60 in (hoff189) This original landscape painting on panel by Peter Hoffer is simultaneously contemporary and tradi...

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2010s Contemporary Peter Hoffer

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Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Peter Hoffer"Arbre rose 2", painting by Peter Hoffer (31x31in), 2023, 2023

$7,800

H 40.16 in W 40.16 in D 1.58 in

"Arbre rose 2", painting by Peter Hoffer (31x31in), 2023

By Peter Hoffer

Located in Paris, France

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2010s Land Peter Hoffer

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Resin, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Peter HofferHorse and Rider - large, green, blue, landscape, figurative, mixed media on jute, 2018

$14,500

H 47.5 in W 93.25 in

Horse and Rider - large, green, blue, landscape, figurative, mixed media on jute

By Peter Hoffer

Located in Bloomfield, ON

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2010s Contemporary Peter Hoffer

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Jute, Oil, Acrylic, Pigment

Peter Hoffer"Arbre vert 7", painting by Peter Hoffer (31x31in), 2026, 2023

$7,800

H 40.16 in W 40.16 in D 1.58 in

"Arbre vert 7", painting by Peter Hoffer (31x31in), 2026

By Peter Hoffer

Located in Paris, France

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Resin, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Peter HofferPrince - contemporary, landscape, tree, figurative, acrylic and resin on panel, 2024

$11,500

H 60 in W 48 in

Prince - contemporary, landscape, tree, figurative, acrylic and resin on panel

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Located in Bloomfield, ON

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Peter HofferPrintemps Pomme II - contemporary, landscape, tree, acrylic and resin on panel, 2024

$11,500

H 60 in W 48 in

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Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary landscape painting of a tree was created by Peter Hoffer. Canadian artist Peter Hoffer captures the glory of an apple tree in spring in this vividly coloured mixed...

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2010s Contemporary Peter Hoffer

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Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel

Peter HofferEst - green, blue, pink, contemporary landscape, acrylic and resin on panel, 2019

$11,500

H 36 in W 72 in

Est - green, blue, pink, contemporary landscape, acrylic and resin on panel

By Peter Hoffer

Located in Bloomfield, ON

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2025	$5,480	Landscape Paintings, Figurative Paintings	Epoxy Resin, Acrylic Paint, Board	2016
2025	$2,900	Landscape Paintings, Paintings	Resin, Acrylic Paint, Board	2016

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