Louis Hoppe

Louis Hoppe was a folk artist who worked in Texas during the American Civil War years.^[1] Details of his life are nearly nonexistent; he is known by his works, four watercolor paintings, three of which are scenes in Colorado County, Texas.^[2][3] Among the few things known about Hoppe's background are that he was of German descent and that he worked as a laborer at one of the farms depicted in his paintings.^[4] All of his known works are held by the San Antonio Museum of Art.^[5]