Howard Hodgkin

1932–2017

Howard Hodgkin, ‘Rain’ 1984–9
Rain 1984–9
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Biography

Sir Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin (6 August 1932 – 9 March 2017) was a British painter and printmaker. His work is most often associated with abstraction.

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Artworks

Howard Hodgkin, ‘Rain’ 1984–9

Howard Hodgkin Rain

1984–9
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Howard Hodgkin, ‘Cardo’s Bar (Red)’ 1979

Howard Hodgkin Cardo’s Bar (Red)

1979
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Howard Hodgkin, ‘Girl on a Sofa’ 1968

Howard Hodgkin Girl on a Sofa

1968
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Howard Hodgkin, ‘For Bernard Jacobson’ 1979

Howard Hodgkin For Bernard Jacobson

1979
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Howard Hodgkin, ‘Clean Sheets’ 1979–84

Howard Hodgkin Clean Sheets

1979–84
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Howard Hodgkin, ‘Mr and Mrs E.J.P.’ 1969–73

Howard Hodgkin Mr and Mrs E.J.P.

1969–73
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Howard Hodgkin, ‘Dinner at West Hill’ 1964–6

Howard Hodgkin Dinner at West Hill

1964–6
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Howard Hodgkin, ‘Come into the Garden, Maud’ 2000–3

Howard Hodgkin Come into the Garden, Maud

2000–3
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Artist as subject

Peter Blake, ‘‘The Meeting’ or ‘Have a Nice Day, Mr Hockney’’ 1981–3

Peter Blake ‘The Meeting’ or ‘Have a Nice Day, Mr Hockney’

1981–3
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Film and audio
TateShots

Howard Hodgkin: 'Pictures of emotional situations'

The late artist is regarded as one of the most important British painters of his time

Still image of Howard Hodgkin in Conversation with Alan Yentob
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Howard Hodgkin in conversation with Alan Yentob

Hodgkin joins Alan Yentob – with whom he recently visited India – to consider the many themes that permeate his work, including ...

Still image of Howard Hodgkin
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Howard Hodgkin

Howard Hodgkin talking with Nicholas Serota

Still image of Through Artists' Eyes: Howard Hodgkin
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Through Artists' Eyes: Howard Hodgkin

Through Artists' Eyes: Howard Hodgkin

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Audio Arts: Volume 7 Nos 1 and 2, Side A – Howard Hodgkin, Gerald Newman

Audio Arts established by Bill Furlong in 1973, side A from Volume 7 No 1&2 includes contributions from Howard ...

Features

Francis Bacon, ‘Triptych August 1972’ 1972
Art Term

School of London

School of London was a term invented by artist R.B. Kitaj to describe a group of London-based artists who ...

Bhupen Khakhar in Sayaji Baug gardens, Vadodara, 1983
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My Memories of an Indian Master

Bhupen Khakhar (1934–2003) was an acclaimed artist both in India and internationally. Active from the 1960s, he was part ...

Howard Hodgkin, ‘Rain’ 1984–9
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Member's favourite

Member's favourite; Tate Magazine, issue 1; Rain , 1984-89, by Howard Hodgkin, Chosen From the Tate collection by Jane Jelley ...
Howard Hodgkin, ‘Mr and Mrs Stephen Buckley’ 1974–6
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I've never painted an abstract picture in my life: Howard Hodgkin in conversation

He grew up in a home full of Omega Workshop objects, before being evacuated to New York during the Second ...

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