Carl Hoppe (1897-1981), Bluebonnets, 1969, oil on canvas, 20 x 24", frame: 24 x 28"

Provenance: An Olmos Park, Texas collection

Carl Hoppe was born in San Antonio and his primary employment was as a salesman at Joske's Department Store. He was active as an artist in the mid-1900s through at least the 1960s. He is best known for landscapes in an impressionistic style. Hoppe studied under several notable Texas artists who worked in the San Antonio area, including Porfirio Salinas, Robert Wood, Jose Arpa, and Julian Onderdonk. The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum curator stated "Hoppe's high place in the Hill Country art scene is finally being recognized by collectors and museums".