Looking out to Sea from Piazza
Estate stamped
Description
Working from the Curtis estate, dubbed “Sharksmouth,” Charles Hopkinson spent summers painting by the ocean, often using family members and the picturesque surrounding landscape as inspirations for his oils and watercolors. Looking out to Sea from Piazza was part of the gallery’s 1991 show and captures the blue expanse of the Atlantic as seen from the family’s porch. Hopkinson has rendered the scene with his distinctive vibrant palette and loose brushstrokes, the details in the bright red flowers and the shadows of the trellis contrasting with the large swathes of color used to depict the verdant lawn and calm, blue sea.
Provenance
Private collection, descended through the artist’s family
With Vose Galleries, Boston, inventory number CH-12B, July 1991
To private collection, Darien, Connecticut, October 1991 to present
Inscriptions
Labels
- Previous Vose Galleries label, inventory #CH-12B
- Hopkinson estate stamp
Exhibitions
Charles S. Hopkinson, N. A.: Moods and Moments, Vose Galleries, Boston, October 2 – December, 1991
Literature
Condition
Very good. There are no obvious spots of foxing or serious fading in the image, and the piece is housed in an archival mat.
Frame Details
Description
Working from the Curtis estate, dubbed “Sharksmouth,” Charles Hopkinson spent summers painting by the ocean, often using family members and the picturesque surrounding landscape as inspirations for his oils and watercolors. Looking out to Sea from Piazza was part of the gallery’s 1991 show and captures the blue expanse of the Atlantic as seen from the family’s porch. Hopkinson has rendered the scene with his distinctive vibrant palette and loose brushstrokes, the details in the bright red flowers and the shadows of the trellis contrasting with the large swathes of color used to depict the verdant lawn and calm, blue sea.
Provenance
Private collection, descended through the artist’s family
With Vose Galleries, Boston, inventory number CH-12B, July 1991
To private collection, Darien, Connecticut, October 1991 to present
Inscriptions
Labels
- Previous Vose Galleries label, inventory #CH-12B
- Hopkinson estate stamp
Exhibitions
Charles S. Hopkinson, N. A.: Moods and Moments, Vose Galleries, Boston, October 2 – December, 1991
Literature
Condition
Very good. There are no obvious spots of foxing or serious fading in the image, and the piece is housed in an archival mat.
