Tom Hopkins
Tom Hopkins
1944 - 2011
Tom Hopkins is renowned for his luminous landscapes and enigmatic still life paintings. Born in 1944 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, he became a fixture in the Montreal art community and a mentor to many upcoming artists until his sudden passing in 2011.

Hopkins studied art at Mount Allison University and holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from Concordia University, where he taught for over a decade in the Fine Arts Faculty. He was also a teacher at McGill University and gave numerous workshops throughout Canada and the United States, in which he shared his keen interest for traditional painting techniques. His themes are often allegorical and serve as a link between modern and classical art. Achieved through a brilliant use of chiaroscuro, Hopkins’s depiction of tension in his subject matter displays his keen ability to manipulate light and contrasting colours, creating mysterious and vibrant images that reveal every knife and brush-stroke through a richly coloured palette.

Hopkins’s works are included in many private and public collections, including the Royal Bank of Canada, Concordia University in Montreal and Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.
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He Catches His Shadow by Tom Hopkins sold for $23,750
Tom Hopkins
He Catches His Shadow
69 x 50 in, 175.2 x 127 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000 CDN
Sold for: $23,750 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, March 31, 2022
Nocturne: Curving Motion by Tom Hopkins sold for $23,400
Tom Hopkins
Nocturne: Curving Motion
62 x 55 in, 157.5 x 139.7 cm
oil on canvas on board
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 CDN
Sold for: $23,400 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2013 - 1st Session on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Vesper by Tom Hopkins sold for $12,500
Tom Hopkins
Vesper
37 x 70 in, 94 x 177.8 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CDN
Sold for: $12,500 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Reflection: Twin by Tom Hopkins sold for $12,500
Tom Hopkins
Reflection: Twin
57 x 54 in, 144.8 x 137.2 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000 CDN
Sold for: $12,500 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art | Part One on Thursday, September 30, 2021
Drift by Tom Hopkins sold for $12,500
Tom Hopkins
Drift
47 x 33 in, 119.4 x 83.8 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CDN
Sold for: $12,500 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, March 28, 2019
Lifeline (L’étranger) by Tom Hopkins sold for $10,625
Tom Hopkins
Lifeline (L’étranger)
22 x 40 in, 55.9 x 101.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $10,625 CDN (premium included)
May 2017 - 6th Session on Saturday, May 27, 2017
Mask by Tom Hopkins sold for $10,530
Tom Hopkins
Mask
67 x 69 in, 170.2 x 175.2 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 CDN
Sold for: $10,530 CDN (premium included)
November 2013 - 5th Session on Saturday, November 30, 2013
Water Cycle by Tom Hopkins sold for $10,000
Tom Hopkins
Water Cycle
46 x 44 in, 116.8 x 111.8 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CDN
Sold for: $10,000 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art | Part Three on Thursday, September 30, 2021
Lesson #2 by Tom Hopkins sold for $8,775
Tom Hopkins
Lesson #2
65 x 55 in, 165.1 x 139.7 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,775 CDN (premium included)
July 2012 - 2nd Session on Thursday, July 26, 2012
Retrieval: (Calme) by Tom Hopkins sold for $8,190
Tom Hopkins
Retrieval: (Calme)
59 x 60 in, 149.8 x 152.4 cm
oil and acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,190 CDN (premium included)
May 2010 - 4th Session on Saturday, May 29, 2010