Claude Hoin

Claude Hoin was an artist active during a period documented between 1600 and 1788. While details of their life and artistic school are sparse, Hoin’s output is established through works held in significant American museum collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Gallery of Art.

The known corpus of the artist's work preserved in these institutions comprises five pieces, divided between paintings and drawings. The subjects emphasize portraiture and intimate interior scenes. The two documented paintings are An Artist Adoring a Statue of Virtue and Interior with a Portrait of a Young Lady Before a Bust.

Hoin’s proficiency in graphic media is evidenced by three surviving drawings: a Self-Portrait, the Portrait of a Young Man, and the genre study Seamstress. Today, the historical importance of the artist’s oeuvre ensures that original Claude Hoin paintings and drawings are preserved for scholarly study. Because of their historical age, many of the works are considered public domain assets, and are made available for research or reproduction as high-quality prints.