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;
« I don't really have a historical overview of my work at all. I'm not an art historian. I don't see that there's this period and that period. »
Howard Hodgkin
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
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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;
« I don't really have a historical overview of my work at all. I'm not an art historian. I don't see that there's this period and that period. »
Howard Hodgkin
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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