William John Hopkinson
(1887 - 1970)
Previously Sold Works
WILLIAM JOHN HOPKINSON
Autumn Landscape
oil on canvas, laid down on board
signed lower right
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $1,041.00
Sale date: December 6th 2017
WILLIAM JOHN HOPKINSON
Winter Landscape
oil on board
signed lower right
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $863.00
Sale date: December 6th 2017
WILLIAM JOHN HOPKINSON
Old Beaver Dam, Kenissis Lake, Haliburton, Ont
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1967 on the reverse
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $600.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021
WILLIAM JOHN HOPKINSON
Fir Trees, British Columbia
oil on board
signed lower right, titled and inscribed “70” and ”89” on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $540.00
Sale date: April 27th 2021
WILLIAM JOHN HOPKINSON
Winter Landscape
oil on board
signed lower left
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $250.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019
WILLIAM JOHN HOPKINSON
Seven Works of Art
felt marker on paper
each framed; “Tower Bridge London” (signed, titled and dated 1964 lower left, dated “30 Aug 1964” lower left and inscribed “Rise and Fall of Tide 18’ to 24’” lower right; sheet 9 ins x 11.5 ins); “Post Office Bldg., Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathl., Monument” (signed and dated 1964 lower right; titled in the upper margin; sheet 9 ins x 11.5 ins); “Old Bridge - Shoreham Kent, England” (signed lower right, titled, dated “1 Sept 1964” and inscribed “Over 800 Years Old” upper centre; sheet 9 ins x 11.5 ins); “Street Scene” (signed lower right; sight 10 ins x 12.5 ins); “City Street Scene” (signed lower right; sight 9.5 ins x 12.25 ins); “The Pulpit, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England” (ink, signed and dated 1964 lower right; titled on the reverse of the framing; sight 8.25 ins x 10.5 ins): “Nelson’s Column” (sight 8.75 ins x 11.25 ins)
x ins ( 0 x 0 cms )
Auction Estimate: $150.00 - $200.00
Price Realized $259.00
Sale date: March 8th 2017
WILLIAM JOHN HOPKINSON
Boats, Lowtide, St. John, New Brunswick
oil on canvas, laid down on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: March 23rd 2015
WILLIAM JOHN HOPKINSON
Continental Divide, B.C.
oil on board
signed lower right, titled and inscribed “75” on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: August 17th 2021
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W.J. Hopkinson Biography
(1887 - 1970)
Born in London, England, he studied there under Walter White, R.A., but was mostly self taught. He came to Canada in 1912 and exhibited with the Royal Canadian Academy and the Ontario Society of Artists. He taught at the St. Croix School of Art, New Brunswick, and at several centres in Ontario. He is known for this landscapes and marine scenes. He held his first solo show of paintings at the Main Branch of the North York Public Library in 1966.
Source: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume II”, compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1979