Hodgkin, Howard | Street Palm, 1990 — available on Composition Gallery

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Intaglio print with carborundum in colours and hand-colouring in egg tempera on Arches paper. Signed with initials, dated and numbered in pencil. Published by Waddington Graphics, London.

In this richly saturated intaglio with carborundum from 1990, Howard Hodgkin conjures the sensory immediacy of tropical foliage through a luminous lime-green central field animated by cascading dark green marks suggestive of palm fronds. A warm terracotta border frames the composition with architectural solidity, while a red triangle and blue-purple angular form in the lower right introduce a counterpoint of geometric tension. The work exemplifies Hodgkin's singular ability to compress remembered experience into fields of intense, emotive colour that hover between abstraction and evocation.

Howard Hodgkin (United Kingdom, 1932–2017) was a British painter and printmaker renowned for his vibrant, abstract works that evoke emotional intensity. His distinctive style, characterized by bold brushstrokes and rich color palettes, often blurred the lines between representation and abstraction. Hodgkin's contributions to contemporary art were recognized with the Turner Prize in 1985.

Howard Hodgkin

Street Palm, 1990

Name: Street Palm, 1990
SKU: 17385

Form

Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

Medium

Mixed Media

Mixed MediaMixed media refers to artwork that incorporates more than one medium within a single piece. Unlike multimedia art, which combines distinct forms of visual art and often includes elements like sound, video, or digital media, mixed media focuses on combining traditional art materials, such as paint, ink, and collage. Mixed media art allows artists to achieve a wide range of effects and textures by layering and blending different materials.

Edition

Edition of 55 + 15 APs

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Often associated with abstraction, Howard Hodgkin was a highly acclaimed painter and printmaker known for his rich interplay between ground, colour and gesture. Hodgkin was heavily influenced by the works of such artists as Matisse and Picasso and his own works were almost always painted upon the backs of old picture frames – this, along with his use of vibrant colour and expressive brush marks, created an interesting relationship between the painted frame and its base; Rain and Indian Subject Blue are just two examples of this technique. Asides from painting, Hodgkin was an accomplished print-maker – his printing was often labour-intensive and intricate, as demonstrated in his Venetian Views series; this work consists of four different prints depicting Venice at four separate times of day – Venice, Afternoon is perhaps the most notable among this series as it is displayed across sixteen separate sheets and the rich colour used throughout gives the work a painterly effect. (Artist website)

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What is Gestural?

Gestural art is a term that describes painting with freely sweeping brushstrokes. The primary goal of gestural art is to allow the artist to physically express emotional impulses. The varied, yet expressive paint marks are intended to convey the artist's inner thoughts and emotions, which viewers are believed to understand through the dynamic and spontaneous application of paint.

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Howard Hodgkin

Street Palm, 1990

149 x 120 cm

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Howard Hodgkin