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May 25, 2015

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LOT 113

Lot 113

TOM HOPKINS

TOM HOPKINS
Lot 113 Details
TOM HOPKINS

MANGO

oil on canvas
signed and dated ‘89
16.75 ins x 54.5 ins; 41.9 cms x 137.2 cms

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $4,720
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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TOM HOPKINS
  • TOM HOPKINS
Provenance:

The Drabinsky Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, Toronto

Literature:

Tom Hopkins: New Paintings, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, 1997, page 6, the artist in conversation with Guido Molinari.

Note:

“My thinking is that a single feature is more of an icon. In other words, it can’t exist on its own; it needs a dialogue with the viewer to interact, to be projected upon. It’s not like a picture of people talking. We are invisible to the people in the painting. With the icon, it’s always interactive.”

Tom Hopkin’s unconventional still-life, with its solitary and tropical subject, beckons the viewer to interpret and explore. The experience of the painting, Hopkins stresses, depends on one’s experiences in life. The mango is wholly personal: soft or unripened, vibrant or two-toned, illuminated or in shadow, the subject or an intruder, stale or sweet and succulent.

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
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  • 2 Stars: Fair - Exhibits flaws or damage that may draw the eye under standard lighting
  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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