Hodgkin, Howard | Welcome, 1983 — available on Composition Gallery

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Lithograph on Arches paper. Signed and numbered. Published by Visconti Art Spectrum, Vienna, for the Art and Sports portfolio.

This bold lithograph by Howard Hodgkin presents a dynamic gestural composition featuring a vivid green tree or cross-like form set against a striking ground of red and white. The expressive brushwork, translated into the lithographic medium with remarkable fidelity, captures the physical energy and emotional intensity that characterised Hodgkin's celebrated approach to painting. Each mark conveys both spontaneity and deliberation. Published for the Art and Sports portfolio by Visconti Art Spectrum, this hand-signed edition exemplifies the British master's ability to distil powerful feeling into concentrated chromatic form.

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

Welcome, 1983

Name: Welcome, 1983
SKU: 17214

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

Lithograph

Lithograph Lithography is a printing method based on the principle that water and oil do not mix. It can be used to print artwork or text onto paper or other suitable materials. Traditionally, an image was drawn with wax, fat, or oil onto a lithographic limestone surface or plate. Today, metal plates and other surfaces are also used in lithographic printing.

Edition

Edition of 150

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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 Colour Field Painting?

Colour Field Painting is an abstract style characterized by large areas of a single color or simple, solid colors. The term was first used in the 1950s to describe the work of three American Abstract Expressionist painters—Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still. Their work emphasized the emotional power of color and the creation of vast, meditative spaces through expansive color fields.

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Howard Hodgkin

Welcome, 1983

85 x 62 cm

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