Dead Low Tide
Estate stamped
Description
Shown at the gallery’s 1991 exhibit, Dead Low Tide is a striking example by the artist in which the effervescent colors in the sky are wonderfully reflected in the calm water. The strokes of dark teal, light blue, and mauve found in the single wave breaking on shore disrupt the expanse of the pastel pink and greens throughout the rest of the scene, and the vibrant, almost Fauvist rendering reveals Hopkinson’s bold approach to capturing the world around him. His daughter Ibby described him as “a Nature worshiper. He never ceased to marvel at Nature’s creativity and abounding beauty. Attempting to record this in paint was both his delight and an expression of reverence.”
Provenance
Private collection, descended through the artist’s family
With Vose Galleries, Boston, inventory number CH-42A, July 1991
To private collection, Darien, Connecticut, October 1991 to present
Inscriptions
Labels
- Hopkinson estate stamp
- Quester Gallery, Stonington, CT / CHARLES HOPKINSON / (American, 1869 – 1962) / “Dead Low Tide” / Oil on canvas / 17 x 29 ½ inches
- (handwritten sticker) QVG-4930
Exhibitions
Charles S. Hopkinson, N. A.: Moods and Moments, Vose Galleries, Boston, October 2 – December, 1991
Literature
Condition
Good. The painting is lined and has flattened, stable surface cracks. There is minor in-paint at lower right, a few small spots in and around the cresting wave at center left, and some minor spots along and near the left edge and lower left edge.
Frame Details
Description
Shown at the gallery’s 1991 exhibit, Dead Low Tide is a striking example by the artist in which the effervescent colors in the sky are wonderfully reflected in the calm water. The strokes of dark teal, light blue, and mauve found in the single wave breaking on shore disrupt the expanse of the pastel pink and greens throughout the rest of the scene, and the vibrant, almost Fauvist rendering reveals Hopkinson’s bold approach to capturing the world around him. His daughter Ibby described him as “a Nature worshiper. He never ceased to marvel at Nature’s creativity and abounding beauty. Attempting to record this in paint was both his delight and an expression of reverence.”
Provenance
Private collection, descended through the artist’s family
With Vose Galleries, Boston, inventory number CH-42A, July 1991
To private collection, Darien, Connecticut, October 1991 to present
Inscriptions
Labels
- Hopkinson estate stamp
- Quester Gallery, Stonington, CT / CHARLES HOPKINSON / (American, 1869 – 1962) / “Dead Low Tide” / Oil on canvas / 17 x 29 ½ inches
- (handwritten sticker) QVG-4930
Exhibitions
Charles S. Hopkinson, N. A.: Moods and Moments, Vose Galleries, Boston, October 2 – December, 1991
Literature
Condition
Good. The painting is lined and has flattened, stable surface cracks. There is minor in-paint at lower right, a few small spots in and around the cresting wave at center left, and some minor spots along and near the left edge and lower left edge.
