about the artist :
Peter Hoffer

Peter Hoffer's contemporary paintings have been described as being as much about studio materials and techniques as the subjects they convey.

Peter Hoffer portrays trees. He invites the audience to take a closer look at their posture, their details and their expressions. The subject is as important as the technique: the way trees grate, scratch and age is as much of a concern to Hoffer as the trees themselves. They are painted in a very classical, realistic and almost photographic manner, but they have a strong contemporary feeling imparted by the epoxy resin finish and the rough wooden box on which the artist paints. Hoffer's work is a paradoxical mix of past and present, old and new, rough and sophisticated, realistic and abstract, outside perspective and intimate feeling.

The trees that Peter paints are not a copy of an existing geography. Sometimes he paints from photographs, but most of the time these trees are reminiscences. However, whether they exist or not, he sees his work as more about technique, about how he perceives the world, rather than the reality of the world itself. A few kilometres from Montreal, Peter has a cottage in the middle of the forest, which has become his lair, a place where he loves to paint. When he gets started, he starts by painting with oil on wood, then the more creative part begins: he applies touches of acrylic paint and several coats of epoxy varnish, which he makes himself. This process was inspired by the varnishes used in the academic painting salons of the 19th century, a way of embellishing paintings and conserving them. For the artist, it is a question of staging evocative landscapes, which will awaken memories, dreams, a feeling of déjà vu in each one. But at the second reading, if we see more than a landscape but a true reflection on art, the representation of nature and the painting as an object in itself, then he will have succeeded in his wager.

Arbre blanc / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic and epoxy on board
31 x 31 in (102 x 102 cm)
unique artwork
7,390 US$
471
Arbre vert / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic and epoxy on board
31 x 31 in (102 x 102 cm)
unique artwork
7,390 US$
402
Arbre orange / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic and epoxy on board
31 x 31 in (102 x 102 cm)
unique artwork
7,390 US$
387
Arbre rose 3 / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic and epoxy on board
31 x 31 in (102 x 102 cm)
unique artwork
7,390 US$
490
Arbre rose 1 / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic and epoxy on board
31 x 31 in (102 x 102 cm)
unique artwork
7,390 US$
610
Arbre rose 2 / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic and epoxy on board
31 x 31 in (102 x 102 cm)
unique artwork
7,390 US$
427
Sans titre 5 / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
48x48in (122x122cm)
unique artwork
9,670 US$
2044
Untitled 5 / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
48 x 48 in (122 x 122 cm)
unique artwork
9,670 US$
2673
Untitled 6 / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
48 x 48 in (122 x 122 cm)
unique artwork
9,670 US$
2378
Erable / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
48x48in (122x122cm)
unique artwork
9,670 US$
2540
Untitled / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
70.8 x 37.4 in (180 x 95 cm)
unique artwork
10,660 US$
2047
Untitled / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
70.8 x 37.4 in (180 x 95 cm)
unique artwork
Sold
2087
Sans titre 1 / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
36x60in (96x153cm)
unique artwork
9,670 US$
1889
Spruce / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
22 x 36 in (56 x 91,5 cm)
unique artwork
Sold
2053
Rose / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
16 x 40 in (41 x 102 cm)
unique artwork
4,690 US$
2056
Temple / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
12 x 48 in (31 x 122 cm)
unique artwork
4,120 US$
1951
Pine / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
35 x 17 in (88 x 42 cm)
unique artwork
Sold
1908
Cedar / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
15 x 11 in (37 x 28 cm)
unique artwork
Sold
2171
Motif / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
10 x 36 in (25 x 91 cm)
unique artwork
2,560 US$
2143
Young Manila Singer Island / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
71 x 36 in (182 x 92 cm)
unique artwork
10,660 US$
2291
Sebastien / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
15 x 27 in (39 x 68 cm)
unique artwork
Sold
1964
Post / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
8.5 x 11 in (21,5 x 28 cm)
unique artwork
Sold
1880
Dante / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
20x44 in (51x112 cm)
unique artwork
5,260 US$
2106
Beach Tree / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic and epoxy on board
24 x 24 in (60 x 60 cm)
unique artwork
4,120 US$
1434
Charlotte / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
40 x 20 in (101,5 x 51 cm)
unique artwork
4,830 US$
1974
Blossom / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
48 x 20 in (122 x 51 cm)
unique artwork
Sold
1883
Lindon / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic, oil and resin on board
37 x 24 in (93 x 60 cm)
unique artwork
5,120 US$
1834
Morning / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic and epoxy on board
18 x 30 in (45 x 76 cm)
unique artwork
3,700 US$
3458
Pine / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic and epoxy on board
72 x 36 in (183 x 91 cm)
unique artwork
10,660 US$
3063
Scene 2 / Peter Hoffer
Acrylic and epoxy on board
16 x 64 in (41 x 153 cm)
unique artwork
5,540 US$
3434
Paysage / Peter Hoffer
Oil, clay and pigments on canvas
41 x 121 cm
unique artwork
5,260 US$
3105