Charles Sydney Hopkinson (American 1869 - 1962) Ashcan School Oil Painting on Canvas - Portrait of a Young Girl Circa 1909

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Charles Sydney Hopkinson (American 1869 - 1962) Ashcan School portrait - "Harriot", c. 1909, oil on canvas. Provenance: Labels verso … Read more Charles Sydney Hopkinson (American 1869 - 1962) Ashcan School portrait - "Harriot", c. 1909, oil on canvas. Provenance: Labels verso for Vose Galleries of Boston along with Artist's Estate stamp by Vose Galleries. Measures 18 3/4" h. x 14 3/4" w. x 2" d - framed; 13" h x 9 1/4" - sight. Good condition consistent with age; minor loss of gilding on frame retouched. Presents well.

Hopkinson was an American portrait painter and landscape watercolorist. He maintained a studio in the Fenway Studios building in Boston from 1906 to 1962. He painted over 800 portraits in a direct style with a palette gradually lightening through his career. Many of his paintings were commissioned by U. S. East Coast institutions, especially Harvard University, where he acted as house portraitist. Among his sitters were Oliver Wendell Holmes and Calvin Coolidge.

Hopkinson's work is held in the leading US art museums including:

• Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA. Holds an extensive collection of his portraits depicting key historical and university figures, including former Harvard president Charles William Eliot and professor George Herbert Palmer.

• National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Houses his famous Self-Portrait (c. 1900) as well as White House commission works.

• Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA. Features many of his works, including his freshly restored canvas Three Dancing Girls and various coastal watercolors.

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA. Holds a collection of his landscape and portrait art reflecting his prominent status in the Boston art community.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Features his work within their American Wing collection.

• National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Maintains selected portrait works.

• The Art Institute of Chicago. Owns paintings acquired from historical exhibitions.

• Brooklyn Museum. Holds selected works in its permanent American art collection. See less