ArtistHODGKIN, SIR HOWARD
Title :STILL LIFE IN A RESTAURANT
Dimensions :92.7 X 118.1 CM
Media :OIL ON WOOD
Date :1976/79
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Howard Hodgkin
ArtistHODGKIN, SIR HOWARD
Title :STILL LIFE IN A RESTAURANT
Dimensions :92.7 X 118.1 CM
Media :OIL ON WOOD
Date :1976/79
Howard Hodgkin-Memories
Memories1997 - 1999
Medium Oil on wood
Size 119.00 x 175.70 cm
Like most of Hodgkin's work, this painting refers to a particular place and to memories of a specific moment. Hodgkin paints from memory, often working on a picture over the course of several years. His sweeping brushstrokes are expressive, almost violent. Although the painting is abstract, there is a dark, cave-like area in the middle of the painting, towards which the 'figures' in red paint appear to be leaning. This gives the appearance of depth. Hodgkin often paints the frame, as is the case with this picture, making the painting like an object in itself.
Size 119.00 x 175.70 cm
Like most of Hodgkin's work, this painting refers to a particular place and to memories of a specific moment. Hodgkin paints from memory, often working on a picture over the course of several years. His sweeping brushstrokes are expressive, almost violent. Although the painting is abstract, there is a dark, cave-like area in the middle of the painting, towards which the 'figures' in red paint appear to be leaning. This gives the appearance of depth. Hodgkin often paints the frame, as is the case with this picture, making the painting like an object in itself.
Howard Hodgkin
Howard Hodgkin. (British, born 1932). In the Museum of Modern Art. 1979. Four etchings, two with hand additions. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Schimmel in honor of Riva Castleman. © 2008 Howard Hodgkin 
Howard Hodgkin. (British, born 1932). Red Bermudas. 1978-80. Oil on wood, 27 3/4 x 27 3/4" (70.5 x 70.5 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Lansing. © 2008 Howard Hodgkin
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