With no interest in ac ademic issues of topography, period or style, it reflects an artist s passion for art. Howard hodgkin has 16 books on goodreads with 50 ratings. Feb, 2006 an earlier book on hodgkins prints 43 cataloged is. Howard hodgkin prints up for auction to fund museum. Two volume set of books on the paintings of howard hodgkin. Large paintings 19842002 at the scottish national gallery of modern art, hodgkin decided that walls be painted a dark blue, and one can imagine the paintings shining like portals against the background. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Howard hodgkins partner on the late artists personal. Incisive and beautifully written, it illuminates hodgkins rich and complex art through its guiding themes and elucidates the passions and preoccupations that lie. This book of howard hodgkins work by andrew grahamdixon, one of britains. It is a greater challenge to write accessible books for a general audience rather than for fellow art historians. Howard hodgkins vast private art collection to be auctioned.
This book of howard hodgkins work by andrew grahamdixon, one of britains foremost art critics, was published to great acclaim in 1994. The 1985 turner prize, which is awarded annually for an outstanding contribution to british art, has been awarded to howard hodgkin, the 53. Andrew grahamdixon has written a number of books about art and artists. When howard hodgkin died in march, aged 84, the british art world lost one of its greatest talents. In exploring the very nature of painting both as cultured language and sheer expression, hodgkin disregards the classical polarities of abstraction and representation, past and present, canvas and frame. Exhibition catalogue to accompany the exhibition of hodgkins work painting.
Hodgkin s prints are multilayered compositions wherein many printing plates, inked with a multitude of colors, produce dense strata of texture and. Assertive compressed gestures, sweeping complex textures. Oct 30, 2017 i recently shared and recommended the transcript of a lecture about how to be an artist by howard hodgkin on facebook. It comprises over 115 works, including many from the mughal period c. Howard hodgkins prints form an extraordinary body of work, a parallel and very different achievement from his paintings. Howard hodgkin, whose paintings were coded with emotion. His maternal grandfather, gordon hewart, was lord chief justice between 1922 and 1940, and his cousins included the art critic roger fry, the artist eliot hodgkin, and the conductor john eliot gardiner. It will feature a selection of illustrated exhibition catalogues and books on the artist. Howard hodgkin prints up for auction to fund museum collection this article is more than 2 years old recent rediscoveries among works to be briefly displayed in london before sothebys sale. Now in his 70s, he is still seducing viewers with work that is turbulent, elusive and recklessly new. With a career spanning 65 years, howard hodgkins abstract works are gloriously rich with. June 29july 1, 2018 gagosian, grosvenor hill, london. Rives paper, the full sheet printed to the edges, sheet 845 x 620mm 33 34 x 24 38in this work was.
Howard hodgkin poses next to a detail of his painting where the deer and the antelope play 20012007 at modern art oxford which staged his major exhibition on june 17, 2010 in oxford, england. Howard hodgkin howard hodgkin 19322017 was a british painter known for his abstractions that were deeply embedded in the tradition of representational easel painting. His father, eliot, was a manager at imperial chemical. During the second world war, eliot hodgkin was an raf officer, rising to wing commander, and was assistant to sefton delmer in running his black. Sir howard hodgkin paintings for sale sir howard hodgkin. Sir howard hodgkins 19322017 was one of britains greatest painters. Howard hodgkins collection of indian paintings and drawings has been recognised as one of the finest of its kind. On his return to england, he was educated at eton college, where art master wilfred blunt was influential. Mar 23, 2001 hodgkin says that he was very proud to once appear in the index of a book on pop art under the entry. Colour can be so powerful and we love the way howard hodgkin uses it in his paintings, creating a language all of their own. Howard hodgkin gagosian gallery found art art abstrait art and architecture modern art contemporary art yorkie abstract art howard hodgkin, britannia street, london, april 3may 17, 2008 find out more about the 2008 exhibition howard hodgkin at gagosian britannia street, london. His work is most often associated with abstraction. The most complete book to date on one of the leading painters of the postwar generation.
When rain appeared in the 2002 exhibition howard hodgkin. With no interest in ac ademic issues of topography, period or style, it reflects an artists passion for art. This book of howard hodgkin s work by andrew grahamdixon, one of britains foremost art critics, was published to great acclaim in 1994. He studied at camberwell school of art, 194950 and bath academy of art. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. His earliest book, howard hodgkin 1993, was the first monograph on one of the leading painters of today. An earlier book on hodgkins prints 43 cataloged is. Howard hodgkin artcritical, the online magazine of art and ideas the body in the library tate magazine rain, 198489 the guardian newspaper, uk quick, fetch a mop, 2006 article by adrian searle the london evening standard. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about. He died on the 9th of march, 2017 at the age of 84. Published in 2018 on the occasion of the exhibition howard hodgkin. Constructing pictorial space using expressive brush marks and lush colors, his works were almost always painted on the backs of old picture framescreating a tension between the painted frame and its ground. Sir howard hodgkin obituary art and design the guardian. Howard hodgkin s latest paintings explore themes of american freedom and erotic intimacy.
Howard hodgkins journey into the art world the independent. Howard hodgkin s extraordinary final paintings go on show at gagosian late artist completed six paintings in five weeks, all of which are included in london. Turner prize in art to howard hodgkin the new york. Absent friends surveys the development of hodgkins portraiture from its beginnings in 1949 to the present, including new paintings. Exhibition catalogues, monographs and other books, including links to purchase. Howard hodgkins most popular book is the way we live now.
Howard hodgkin was a british painter known for his abstractions that were deeply embedded in the tradition of representational easel painting. Hodgkins studio, featuring one of sixteen flags, estimate. Howard hodgkin was born into a middleclass family in london in 1932. Artist page for howard hodgkin 19322017 sir gordon howard eliott hodgkin 6 august 1932 9 march 2017 was a british painter and printmaker. Howard hodgkin volume i small prints with volume ii into. They have been internationally celebrated and passionately collected, but never brought together. Buy howard hodgkin in art books and get the best deals.
Gordon howard eliot hodgkin was born on 6 august 1932 in hammersmith, london, the son of eliot hodgkin 19051973, a manager for the chemical company ici and a noted amateur horticulturist, and his wife katherine, a botanical illustrator. Hodgkin has made prints since the early 1960s and he and shirreff first worked together in 1990, when he. After the angular vividness of the early drawingspeople he knew well, already drawn from memoryyou turn a corner into a lightfilled room, and immediately the realism gives way to swirls and dots, lines and curves, employed to conjure couples and friends and intimate gatherings. Incisive and beautifully written, it illuminates hodgkin s rich and complex art through its guiding themes and elucidates the passions and preoccupations that lie behind the paintings. Sir gordon howard eliot hodgkin ch cbe 6 august 1932 9 march 2017 was a british painter and printmaker. Constructing pictorial space using expressive brush marks and lush colours, his works were almost painted on the backs of old picture frames creating a tension between the painted frame and. Mar 09, 2017 gordon howard eliot hodgkin was born in london on aug. Howard hodgkin prints 19771983, tate, 1985, paperback. But it took until his 50s, and a period of personal upheaval, for his paintings to receive worldwide. Incisive and beautifully written, it illuminates hodgkins rich and complex art through its guiding themes and elucidates the passions and preoccupations that lie behind the paintings. Gordon howard eliot hodgkin was born on 6 august 1932 in hammersmith, london, the son of eliot hodgkin 19051973, a manager for the chemical company ici and a noted amateur. Hodgkins prints are multilayered compositions wherein many printing plates, inked with a multitude of colors, produce dense strata of texture and hue. I recently shared and recommended the transcript of a lecture about how to be an artist by howard hodgkin on facebook. Gordon howard eliot hodgkin was born on 6 august 1932 in hammersmith, london, the son of eliot hodgkin 19051973, a manager for the chemical company ici and a noted amateur horticulturist, and his wife katherine, a botanical.
Absent friends, the title of the current exhibition of howard hodgkins portraits at the national portrait gallery, is doubly poignant. Sir howard hodgkin was born in 1932 in england, and has spent most of his working career producing colourist paintings and prints that have captured the art worlds love and imagination. Howard hodgkins extraordinary final paintings go on show at gagosian late artist completed six paintings in five weeks, all of which are included in london. It was published in an edition of ten and printed by jack shirreff born 1943 at the 107 workshop, near bath in england. His paintings exist at the margin between representation and abstraction, bright mosaics shot through with hints and suggestions and glimmerings of recognisable form. Find out more about howard hodgkin and view current stock of artwork on sale at galleries representing this artist. Theres a sorrowful irony about the title, as hodgkin, one of the. Howard hodgkin became a prominent figure in british art in the 1970s for painting on wooden supports such as drawing boards and door frames instead of canvas.
Compare this to how the abstract expressionists responded to the stark, white. I prefer to write my texts without the use of art historical jargon. Mar 26, 2001 howard hodgkin is now being acknowledged as one of the great painters of modern times and one of the most inventive and original colourists of the 20th century. View a wide variety of artworks by howard hodgkin, now available for sale on artnet auctions. Howard hodgkinoriginal signed printsrare art booksrare. Both books have excellent essays, the larger book attempting a compass of finality. Jul, 2010 eleven monumental prints by the internationally renowned british artist howard hodgkin b. Howard hodgkin volume i small prints with volume ii into the. Constructing pictorial space using expressive brush marks and lush colours, his works were almost painted on the backs of old picture frames creating a tension between the. He studied at camberwell art school and bath academy of art before going on to win the turner prize in 1985 and receive a knighthood in 1992. Howard hodgkin is now being acknowledged as one of the great painters of modern times and one of the most inventive and original colourists of the 20th century. Check out our resources for adapting to these times. An interview with hodgkin sheds light on the genesis of the prints.
In the museum of modern art, new york, he saw works by school of paris artists such as henri matisse, edouard vuillard, and pierre bonnard, which he could not. Hodgkin says that he was very proud to once appear in the index of a book on pop art under the entry. We talk to antony peattie, the music writer and partner of the late howard hodgkin and to barbara haskell, curator of robert indianas 20 retrospective at the whitney museum of american art, new. Last paintings at gagosian grosvenor hill, london poem by stevie smith. Absent friends, an exhibition of the painters portraits, opens at the national portrait gallery on 23 march. I choose to buy the bulk of my art materials and art books from various shops and suppliers but have no financial relationship or formal affiliation with any suppliers of art materials, any. Howard hodgkin volume i small prints with volume ii into the woods.
May 08, 2018 howard hodgkin prints up for auction to fund museum collection this article is more than 2 years old recent rediscoveries among works to be briefly displayed in london before sothebys sale. Theyre difficult to categorise but the main characteristics include his use of powerful strong colours, applied from a heavily loaded wide brush. His brushstrokes, set against wooden supports, often continue beyond the picture plane and onto the frame, breaking from traditional confines. Howard hodgkin 19322017 was a british painter known for his abstractions that were deeply embedded in the tradition of representational easel painting. Howard hodgkin s collection of indian paintings and drawings has been recognised as one of the finest of its kind. Eleven monumental prints by the internationally renowned british artist howard hodgkin b. Avoiding the chronological plod of many monographs, the book focuses on the essence of hodgkin s paintings as the author explores their themes and strategies in great detail.
Howard hodgkin telling stories in paint howard hodgkin. It investigates hodgkin s rich and complex art through its guiding themes and elucidates the passions and preoccupations that lie behind the paintings. Mar 09, 2017 howard hodgkin was born into a middleclass family in london in 1932. Comprising key works from a range of international public and private collections, this volume traces the evolution of the artists visual language and his engagement with a range of friends. Sir gordon howard eliott hodgkin ch cbe 6 august 1932 9 march 2017 was a british painter and printmaker. Painter, printmaker and teacher, he was born in london, where he eventually settled. Using broad, gestural brushstrokes and a vivid palette of contrasting colors that emphasized the rectangular picture plane, hodgkin defined painting as an object. The archive begins in 1948 and continues to the present day.
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