Andrew LaMar Hopkins Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Andrew LaMar Hopkins Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 20, 2024
Andrew LaMar Hopkins "The Greek Revival Habitat", 2023, acrylic on canvas board
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "The Greek Revival Habitat", 2023, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, signed and titled en verso, 11 in. x 14 in., Eli Wilner frame, overall 14 3/8 in. x 17 1/2 in. x 1 3/4 in.
Neal Auction Company
Jul. 18, 2024
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "The Birth of Creole Venus", 2018, giclee on canvas, signed, dated and inscribed "AP 1/4" lower left, signed and dated in plate lower right, 11 5/8 in. x 14 3/8 in., framed, overall 13 1/2 in. x 16 1/4 in. x 1 1/4 in.
Neal Auction Company
Jul. 18, 2024
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Desiree Josephine Duplantier", 2022, oil on board, initialed and dated mid-right, signed, titled and dated en verso, 3 5/8 in. x 2 3/4 in., framed, overall 6 3/4 in. x 5 in. x 3/4 in.
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 28, 2024
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "The Creole Grande Duchess", 2021, acrylic on canvas board, signed, dated and inscribed lower right, signed twice, titled, dated and inscribed en verso, 7 in. x 5 1/2 in., framed, overall 12 1/2 in. x 10 5/8 in. x 3 1/4 in.
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 28, 2024
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Toussaint L'Ouverture", 2018, acrylic on board, initialed and dated mid-right, signed twice, titled and dated en verso, 3 1/2 in. x 2 3/4 in., framed, overall 6 3/4 in. x 5 in. x 1/2 in.
Neal Auction Company
Apr. 19, 2024
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Free Man of Color Artist Joshua Johnson", 2022, acrylic on board, initialed and dated mid-right, signed, titled and dated en verso, 3 5/8 in. x 2 1/2 in., framed, overall 6 7/8 in. x 5 in. x 5/8 in.
Neal Auction Company
Apr. 19, 2024
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Alexis de Tocqueville in Creole New Orleans", 2023, acrylic on board, initialed and dated mid-right, signed twice, titled and dated en verso, 3 5/8 in. x 2 3/4 in., framed, overall 6 7/8 in. x 5 in. x 5/8 in.
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Apr. 19, 2024
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Garden Pavilion Dandy", 2021, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, signed twice, titled, dated and inscribed en verso, 12 in. x 9 in., framed, overall 16 3/4 in. x 13 7/8 in. x 1 3/4 in.
Neal Auction Company
Apr. 19, 2024
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Madame Boudousquie Wake", 2021, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, signed, titled and dated en verso, 16 in. x 20 in., framed, overall 32 1/2 in. x 35 1/2 in. x 4 1/8 in.; together with Hopkins, Andrew LaMar. Creole New Orleans, Honey!. Altona, Canada: Friesens Corporation for The Louisiana Museum Foundation, New Orleans, LA, 2022. (2 pcs.) Exh.: "Creole New Orleans, Honey!: The Art of Andrew LaMar Hopkins", Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 22, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2023, and illustrated in the accompanying catalogue, p. 37. Note: Andrew LaMar Hopkins, who graces the cover of the April/May issue of Garden & Gun, has been the subject of numerous articles and accolades including in The New York Times, Artforum, Architectural Digest and The Wall Street Journal. The artist’s first New York solo exhibition took place at the Venus Over Manhattan gallery in October of 2020, and he has since had several solo shows, including his Creole New Orleans, Honey! The Art of Andrew LaMar Hopkins exhibition at the Louisiana State Museum. Hopkin’s inspirations are his own Creole heritage and his passion for antiques. Drawing on his knowledge as an antiquarian, Hopkin’s interiors contain accurate historical depictions of period appropriate furniture, decorative objects and costume combined with underlying complex concepts of race, class and southern American history. Hopkins describes the painting offered here as such: “Madame Boudousquie [1815-1898] was a soprano, prima donna in Antebellum New Orleans. A 1830’s portrait of her hangs in the left corner of my painting. She married, [in] May 29, 1858, impresario Charles Boudousquié of New Orleans. Charles Boudousquie was the head of a stock company and later manager and commissioner of the French Opera House on Bourbon street. The French Opera house is depicted over the armoire. The French Opera House’s construction began in 1859 on the corner of Bourbon and Toulouse Streets. It took 233 days and $118,500 to build. Construction workers used bonfires to illuminate the construction site in the evenings, allowing the structures rapid construction. Madame Boudousquie lived in a 1824 Creole cottage known as the Cousin Cottage, which is still standing in Faubourg Tremé which is my neighborhood.”
Neal Auction Company
Jan. 27, 2024
Andrew Hopkins Oil, Marie Laveau Gris-Gris
Est: $6,000 - $7,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Marie Laveau Gris-Gris," acrylic on canvasboard painting depicting the 19th century voo-doo priestess Marie Laveau leaving the fashionable home of a white woman, who is depicted standing in the window and holding a gris-gris (talisman or voo doo amulet, intended to protect the wearer from harm). Signed lower right and dated 2014, additionally signed en verso and titled on paper label. 16"W x 12"H. Note: Andrew LaMar Hopkins is a self taught Louisiana artist whose paintings -mostly depicting 19th century New Orleans subject matter - are known for their attention to detail in period clothing and decorative arts. Marie Laveau (1800-1881), a free woman of color who achieved significant renown as an herbalist, midwife, and voo-doo practitioner, appears frequently in his paintings. Hopkins' work was recently featured in the Magazine Antiques in March 2022 in an article by John Berendt (author of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"), and was the subject of a rare single artist exhibit at the Cabildo in New Orleans in 2022-2023.
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Dec. 07, 2023
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "The Birth of Creole Venus", 2018, giclee on canvas, signed, dated and inscribed "AP 1/4" lower left, signed and dated in plate lower right, 11 5/8 in. x 14 3/8 in., framed, overall 13 1/2 in. x 16 1/4 in. x 1 1/4 in.
Neal Auction Company
Dec. 07, 2023
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Marie Laveau à la Abstract", 2021, acrylic on canvas board, signed lower right, signed, titled and dated en verso, 20 in. x 16 in., framed, overall 25 in. x 21 in. x 1 5/8 in.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 17, 2023
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Baltimore Solitaire", 2009, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, signed, titled and dated en verso, 14 in. x 18 in., framed, overall 16 1/8 in. x 20 1/8 in. x 3/4 in.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 17, 2023
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Mourning", 2012, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, signed, titled, dated and artist card en verso, 9 in. x 12 in., framed, overall 11 1/2 in. x 14 1/2 in. x 1 1/4 in.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 17, 2023
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Gullah Sweetgrass Basket Making", 2023, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, signed twice, titled and dated en verso, 12 in. x 16 in., framed, overall 15 1/4 in. x 19 1/4 in. x 2 1/2 in.
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Nov. 17, 2023
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "New Orleans Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau #2", 2017, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated mid-right, signed, titled and dated en verso, 16 in. x 12 in., framed, overall 20 1/2 in. x 16 1/4 in. x 1 1/4 in.
Neal Auction Company
Sep. 08, 2023
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Marie Laveau the Voodoo Queen", 2013, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, signed, titled and dated en verso, 11 in. x 14 in., framed, overall 13 1/8 in. x 16 1/8 in. x 1 in.
Neal Auction Company
Sep. 08, 2023
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana)
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Back from the French Market", 2015, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, signed, titled, dated and artist card en verso, 16 in. x 20 in., framed, overall 17 1/8 in. x 21 1/8 in. x 1 5/8 in. Note: Andrew LaMar Hopkins’ engaging portrayals of daily life in 19th century Creole New Orleans have stunned and captivated the art world. His colorful canvases are resplendent with fine-tuned details of the wares, objects, furniture and fine art included in his lush interiors. Hopkins’ wealth of knowledge of this fascinating era translates to faithful depictions of his subjects and their surroundings, and the resulting works serve as vibrant celebrations of New Orleans history and culture. In the work on offer here, “the painting centers around two kitchen servants arriving back from the French Market. During the 19th century before refrigeration, Creoles bought fresh food daily. That food was prepared and consumed the same day. For over 200 years, the historic French Market has been an enduring symbol of pride and progress for the people of New Orleans. While the Market has existed on the same site since 1791.” Ref.: Hopkins, Andrew LaMar. “Back from the French Market.” Andrew Hopkins Art. May 8, 2016. www.andrewhopkinsart.blogspot.com. Accessed July 19, 2023.
Neal Auction Company
Feb. 28, 2023
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "New Orleans Tombs", 2010, 4 paints and clay on papier mache, each signed and dated on reverse, heights 6 1/2 in. to 10 1/4 in. (4 pcs.)
Neal Auction Company
Feb. 28, 2023
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Creole in Red Turban", 2016, oil on board, initialed and dated mid-right, signed, titled and dated en verso, dia. 3 3/4 in., framed, overall dia. 7 3/8 in. ***PHONE BIDDING IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS LOT AT NEALAUCTION.COM***
Neal Auction Company
Feb. 28, 2023
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977)
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Louise Vitry Courcelle (1811-1867) and her granddaughter Celine Claiborne (1859-1950)", 2014, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, artist card attached en verso, 14 in. x 18 in., framed, overall 15 1/2 in. x 19 1/2 in. x 1 in. Note: Art world darling, Andrew LaMar Hopkins, has experienced a well-deserved explosion of interest in his work in the past few years with profiles in The Magazine Antiques, Artforum, Architectural Digest, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He currently has a solo exhibition, Creole New Orleans, Honey!, on view at the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans. Hopkins works combine historical figures and backdrops with his signature bold palette and eye for exquisite detail. For the painting offered here, Hopkins utilized antique carte-de-visites of Free Woman of Color Louise Arsene Vitry Courcelle (1811-1867) and her granddaughter, Celine Claiborne (1859-1950), who is shown with her hoop and stick, as his inspiration. The sitters are placed within the parlor of the Maison Vitry, which was built in 1855 by Louise Vitrys white lover Achille Barthelmy Courcelle with whom she lived, though they could not marry at the time due to miscegenation laws. After the dissolution of their arrangement, Achille sued to secure the rights to the property which he had put in Vitrys name. Ultimately, he lost, and Louise retained ownership of the house, which remains standing today. Hopkins showcases the luxurious details of the parlor from the gilt cornices above the windows which match the monumental gilt frame of the mirror above the hearth to the red velvet armchair and settee which anchor the foreground. In his eyes and through his skilled hands, these historical figures are brought to life once more and their stories shared with future generations. Ref.: Maison Vitry History. Maison Vitry. www.maisonvitry.com. Accessed Jan. 30, 2023. ***PHONE BIDDING IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS LOT AT NEALAUCTION.COM***
Neal Auction Company
Aug. 18, 2022
ANDREW LAMAR HOPKINS (1977 - ) The New Orleans Home of two Confirmed Bachelors #2.
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
ANDREW LAMAR HOPKINS (1977 - ) The New Orleans Home of two Confirmed Bachelors #2. Acrylic on canvas board, 2014. 347x457 mm; 13 5/8x18 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower left. Signed, titled and dated in ink, verso. Provenance: commissioned by the owner, private collection, New York. Poised in the painting are two elegant bachelors seated in a 19th-century sitting room basking in daytime attire amongst the fine and decorative arts of the period. Andrew LeMar Hopkins has created a fictionalized scene, not of continental France but Creole New Orleans. Inspired by a research-based practice, he has constructed a world where two men could be confirmed bachelors or more. Incorporating architectural elements of 18th century French Quarter and designs from antiquity, Hopkins weaves together a neo-classical world that subtly alludes to the their queer life together. Experienced as a professional antiquarian, Hopkins is a self-taught artist born in Mobile, Alabama. Currently living and working in New Orleans, Andrew LeMar Hopkins creates historical fantasies of Creole people in the 19th century. Through research, exploration and his imagination, he creates maximalist paintings that are detailed with every possible aspect of Creole life. Working in a continuum, he explores the past while tweaking it to involve the viewer in intimate vignettes, injecting overtly homosocial scenarios or overt references to queer culture. He uses his identity as a Black, queer man living in New Orleans to revisit, recontextualize, and bring histories that have been lost to us. In Addition, his parallel practice is as a drag queen; his alter ego, Désirée Joséphine Duplantier, is a grande dame empress from New Orleans.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 20, 2021
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/New Orleans)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/New Orleans, b. 1977) , "Basile Crokere Fencing Master AKA Cameo Man", 2014, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, signed, titled, gallery label with artist and title and artist business card en verso, 11 in. x 14 in., framed. Note: "At a young age when I was first learning about New Orleans free people of color none fascinated me more than Basile Crokere, also known as the Cameo Man because of his love of carved cameos. Basile Raphael Crocker was a New Orleans free man of color. Basile owned a small plantation on the right side of Bayou Road in 1835. H was an early real estate developer in Treme. He bought and built houses on the 1200 and 1300 blocks of Ursulines Street. He was a fencing master and had a fencing school on Bayou Road, near Claiborne. His school Salle dArmes was always crowded with students. The Creole gentry did not scruple to cross swords with him in private assaults. Crokere was said to be one of the handsomest men of New Orleans. With dignity he walked down the street in his green broadcloth suit with spotless linen and the widest of black stocks around his neck. He was famous for his collection of carved cameos. He wore cameo rings, breast pins and even a cameo bracelet. Basile was also a skilled mathematician and a craftsman of some reputation. As a carpenter he became one of the most skilled builders of staircases in New Orleans. Only one other man was his equal in this trade, his friend Noel J. Bacchus. Crokere was 79 at his death in 1879 and was survived by his wife Antoinette Hazeur. Andrew LaMar Hopkins Ref.: Hopkins, Andrew. Colorful Creoles, The Lifestyle & Legacy of New Orleans Free People of Color. Part 2 The Paintings in the Collection. Andrew Hopkins Art. March 21, 2015. www.andrewhopkinsart.blogspot.com. Accessed Oct. 19, 2021.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 18, 2021
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American, b. 1977), "Creole Woman Silk Robe"
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977) "Creole Woman in Ermine-Edged Blue Silk Robe", 1996 "Veiled Creole Woman Holding Peacock Feather", 1996 pair of oils on board miniatures each signed and dated en verso. With integral artist-made frames. overall former 5-7/8" x 5" and latter 4-1/2" x 4-7/8"
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Oct. 24, 2021
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/New Orleans, b. 1977), "Creole Gumbo"
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/New Orleans, b. 1977) "Creole Gumbo", 2017 acrylic on canvas panel signed and dated lower right, signed, titled and dated en verso. Framed. 14" x 11", framed 16-3/4" x 13-1/2"
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Oct. 24, 2021
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/New Orleans, b. 1977), "Edmond Dede"
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/New Orleans, b. 1977) "Edmond Dede in Creole New Orleans", 2017 acrylic on canvas panel signed and dated lower right, signed, titled and dated en verso. Framed. 9" x 12", framed 13" x 16" Literature: Elizabeth Pochoda, "A Painter Resurrects Louisiana's Vanished Creole Culture", New York Times, January 16, 2020. Notes: A self-taught artist, Andrew Hopkins has recently garnered considerable national appreciation for his carefully composed idiosyncratic depictions of 19th-century life, specifically celebrations of Creole culture in all its complexity, including explorations of les gens de couleur libres (free people of color) and emigres (often to France). Inspired by his love of history, both regional and personal, Hopkin's clever (re)interpretations of New Orleans life has earned him a following amongst art collectors, antiquarians and historians. Concentrating on a community forgotten and infrequently portrayed, Hopkins fills his paintings with characters who too often have been relegated to the historical sidelines. The main figure of the painting offered here, the Creole musician and composer Edmond Dede, was a member of the les gens de couleur libres community. Born into a prominent black Creole family, Dede studied in Paris, eventually settling in France into an emigre community of like-minded New Orleanians of similar racial and social background: he would only return to his native city for a series of concerts. Here Hopkins portrays him as a young man seated at his piano, accompanying a beautiful Creole woman whose hair is hidden under the elaborate wrappings of a bright green tignon, the distinctive head covering mandatory for free women. This is a striking visual reference to the sumptuary laws which were implemented in New Orleans in the late 18th century as a means to exert control over mixed race Creoles. This work was illustrated in the recent New York Times review "A Painter Resurrects Louisiana's Vanished Creole Culture" of the artist's exhibition. Hopkins has purposely chosen an interesting stylistic approach to his painting: applying swathes of bright, jewel-toned colors to his canvases with little shading, he creates intentionally flat compositions, reminiscent of early 19th-century folk art and more than suggestive of stage settings. Each detail - from the architecture to the clothing - is painstakingly researched and meticulously delineated. It is not surprising to discover that Hopkins began as an antiquarian, owning a shop in New Orleans, before embarking on an artistic career. The National Gallery, Washington, D.C. recently acquired one of his paintings for their permanent collection.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Sep. 18, 2021
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/New Orleans, b. 1977) , "Mr. Cluis, Mobile, AL (The Cluis-Rubira House, 1857)", 2011/2015, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, signed, titled, dated, inscribed and artist card en verso, 12 in. x 9 in., framed Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. Note: 156 Saint Anthony Street this two-story brick home is one of my favorite[s] in the neighborhood. It was built in 1857 by F.V. Cluis. The Cluis House utilizes a side hall plan with ornate double parlors. The house displays fine detailing with an overhanging wood cornice supported by double curved brackets. The front door, with its [sic] acanthus carved scroll framing is also noteworthy. The fine cast iron on the building is done in a wide range of patterns. One of the most decorative is a frieze of drops with central heart pendent [sic] which spans each of the porch bays. Cluis was aristocratic descendant of the founders of the Vine and Olive colonyNapoleonic exiles who made an unsuccessful attempt at cultivating grape vineyards in Demopolis, Alabama. Andrew LaMar Hopkins Ref.: Hopkins, Andrew L. The De Tonti Square Historic District in Mobile Alabama Part 1. Andrew Hopkins Art. Feb. 16, 2011. www.andrewhopkinsart.blogspot.com. Accessed July 26, 2021
Neal Auction Company
Sep. 18, 2021
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/New Orleans, b. 1977) , "Rosette Rochon and Family", 2019, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, signed, titled and dated en verso, 9 in. x 12 in., framed. Note: This painting is dedicated to one of my best friends, Don Richmond who bought Rosette Rochons Creole Cottage to turn into a museum to celebrate the life of the original owner, by converting Rochons home into a museum dedicated to free people of color. Rosette Rochon was a wealthy Creole free woman of color from Mobile, AL in 1767. She was the daughter of Pierre Rochon, a French Canadian ship builder and planter who lived in Mobile. Her mother was a mulatto slave named Marianne who remained in bondage to Pierre until her death. Rosettes father granted her freedom in 1770. When she came of age, Rochon entered a relationship with Monsieur Hardy and moved to St Domingue. In 1797, she escaped to New Orleans where she became the placée of two wealthy, white Creoles, Joseph Forstall and Charles Populus. Rosette died in 1863 at the age of 103. She left behind an estate valued at $100,000 which in todays dollars would be approximately one million dollars. Andrew LaMar Hopkins
Neal Auction Company
Dec. 04, 2016
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/New Orleans)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/New Orleans, 20th c.), "A Typical Day in Antebellum New Orleans", 2015, acrylic on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, signed, titled, dated and artist's card en verso, 20 in. x 16 in., framed. Note: Born in Mobile, AL, Andrew Hopkins art is greatly influenced by New Orleans and his love of all things French. Hopkins, an avid student of history, meticulously researches and immaculately executes his historic tableaus of the 18th and 19th centuries, resulting in beautifully rendered architectural interiors with period dress and exacting detail such as the work offered here. Each object included in his composition is period correct and often inspired by items within Hopkins' own collection of antiques. A person of Creole descent, Hopkins is passionate about his ancestry, and his subjects typically focus on Creole and free people of color in New Orleans. On his paternal side, he is a direct descent of Nicolas Baudin, who obtained a land grant in 1710 for an island south of Mobile, which he named Mon Louis. As a descent of Baudin, Hopkins is related to several French governors of Louisiana. As evidenced in A Typical Day in Antebellum New Orleans, Hopkins creates scenes that are both familiar and intriguing. Combining his period subject matter with simple, non-dimensional renderings of people reminiscent of the Early American Primitive School of portrait painters, Hopkins is often compared to artists such as Joshua Johnson and Julien Hudson. However, his contemporary use of color and often whimsical elements imbue his works with a style uniquely his own. Ref.: Cutrone, Lee. Andrew LaMar Hopkins. New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles. Spring 2015. www.myneworleans.com. Accessed Oct. 23, 2016.
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