Louis Hoppe

Louis Hoppe
Nationality American
Known for Watercolor painting

Louis Hoppe was a folk artist who worked in Texas during the American Civil War years.[1] Details of his life are nearly nonexistent; he is known by his works, four watercolor paintings, three of which are scenes in Colorado County, Texas.[2][3] Among the few things known about Hoppe's background are that he was of German descent and that he worked as a laborer at one of the farms depicted in his paintings.[4] All of his known works are held by the San Antonio Museum of Art.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Cecilia Steinfeldt. 1993. Art for History's Sake: The Texas Collection of the Witte Museum. Austin: Texas State Historical Association. pp. 131-134.
  2. ↑ John and Deborah Powers. 2000. Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists, A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas Before 1942. Austin, Tex.: Woodmont Books. p. 606.
  3. ↑ Ratcliffe, Sam DeShong (1992). Painting Texas History to 1900. University of Texas Press. p. 140.
  4. ↑ Ratcliffe, Sam DeShong (1992). Painting Texas History to 1900. University of Texas Press. p. 191.
  5. ↑ Paula and Michael R. Grauer. 1999. Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800-1945. College Station, Tex.: Texas A&M University Press. p. 240.
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