James Roy Hopkins Oil Painting of Female Nude

Item Details

James Roy Hopkins (American; 1877 – 1969)
Untitled, early 20th century
Oil on canvas
Unsigned

An early 20th century oil painting on canvas by American artist James Roy Hopkins (1877 – 1969). This work features an angelic female nude with flowing red hair, seated and turned to the left. No visible signature was found on the work. It is presented in a gold-tone metal frame.

Born in Irwin, Ohio, James Roy Hopkins studied at the Columbus School of Art and the Cincinnati Art Academy with Frank Duveneck. Shortly after, in 1900, he moved to New York City where he worked an illustrator for medical textbooks. Two years later, Hopkins moved to Paris and studied at the Académie Colarossi. Acquaintances with Impressionists such as Pierre August Renoir, Claude Monet, and Edgar Degas inspired his stylistic shift to an emphasis on light and looser brushwork. Upon returning to Cincinnati, he taught at the Cincinnati Art Academy, where he was appointed as the head of the school after Duveneck’s death. Hopkins’ work has been exhibtied and collected by multiple institutions including the Columbus Museum of Art, the Springfield Museum of Art, and the Mary Ran Gallery, among others.

Condition

- thinning to canvas; stains, spots of accretion, and smudge marks scattered throughout; some rubbing along painting edges.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; canvas size measures approximately 26" W x 32.25" H.

Item #

18DCC800-444