1977 · New York
by HODGKIN, Howard (1932-2017)
New York: Petersburg Press, 1977. Lithograph from three aluminium plates (yellow, orange, brown) with hand-colouring in violet gouache on Lexington handmade paper. Signed and dated '77' lower right. Inscribed lower left 'PP,' one of 2 printer's proofs. A superb example of Hodgkin’s painterly printmaking, by a master colourist and one of Britain’s foremost modern artists.
Born in London and educated at Camberwell School of Art and the Bath Academy, Hodgkin emerged as one of Britain's foremost artists. He represented the United Kingdom at the 1984 Venice Biennale, won the Turner Prize in 1985, and was knighted in 1992. Though often grouped with (truncated)
Born in London and educated at Camberwell School of Art and the Bath Academy, Hodgkin emerged as one of Britain's foremost artists. He represented the United Kingdom at the 1984 Venice Biennale, won the Turner Prize in 1985, and was knighted in 1992. Though often grouped with (truncated)