HOWARD HODGKIN "RED LISTENING EAR" 1986
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017) was a renowned British painter and printmaker and an acclaimed figure of twentieth-century abstraction. Drawing inspiration from everyday life, he rendered sentimental motifs through a unique (and fluctuating) synthesis of abstract and representational styles.
Though Hodgkin is best known for his vivid, large-scale paintings, his work in print reveals an equally rich perspective on his artistic development. From the 1970s onward, he approached printmaking with the same exuberance and emotional intensity that characterizes his painted practice.
Hodgkin's printmaking methods were ambitious, spontaneous, and experimental. By layering different techniques, he was able to create complex painterly expressions in his multiples.
"Red Listening Ear" is a wonderful example of Hodgkin's unique printmaking methods. One of the techniques used, carborundum, partly embosses the paper when printed, giving the work a relief-like characteristic. This hand-colouring technique is highly-admired by the artist and integral to his printmaking process. He employs an assistant to do the hand-colouring under close supervision to avoid any temptations at altering repeated imagery.
Like many of Hodgkin's paintings, his print has a patiently layered, gestural quality. More than a mere mechanical reproduction, this print is a tactile artwork that embodies the artist's personal responses to memories, places, and emotions.
In 1985, Hodgkin was the winner of the Turner Prize and was subsequently knighted in 1992. Today, his work can be found in many major public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call +1.416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto gallery.
"Red Listening Ear" (also called Listening Ear)
1986
Numbered "54/100" lower left
Initialed "HH" and dated "86" lower centre
Edition: 100 + 25 APs
18.5"H 25.25"W (work)
25.25"H 32.25"W (framed)
Intaglio print with carborundum from three aluminum plates printed in two shades of black and two shades of red ochre and chrome yellow (mixed), with hand colouring in alizarin red egg tempera, on TH Saunders NOT paper (240 gsm).
Printed and hand coloured by Jack Shirreff at the 107 Workshop, Wiltshire.
Published by Bernard Jacobson, Ltd., London, 1986
Very good condition.
Literature: Heenk 74.
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017) was a renowned British painter and printmaker and an acclaimed figure of twentieth-century abstraction. Drawing inspiration from everyday life, he rendered sentimental motifs through a unique (and fluctuating) synthesis of abstract and representational styles.
Though Hodgkin is best known for his vivid, large-scale paintings, his work in print reveals an equally rich perspective on his artistic development. From the 1970s onward, he approached printmaking with the same exuberance and emotional intensity that characterizes his painted practice.
Hodgkin's printmaking methods were ambitious, spontaneous, and experimental. By layering different techniques, he was able to create complex painterly expressions in his multiples.
"Red Listening Ear" is a wonderful example of Hodgkin's unique printmaking methods. One of the techniques used, carborundum, partly embosses the paper when printed, giving the work a relief-like characteristic. This hand-colouring technique is highly-admired by the artist and integral to his printmaking process. He employs an assistant to do the hand-colouring under close supervision to avoid any temptations at altering repeated imagery.
Like many of Hodgkin's paintings, his print has a patiently layered, gestural quality. More than a mere mechanical reproduction, this print is a tactile artwork that embodies the artist's personal responses to memories, places, and emotions.
In 1985, Hodgkin was the winner of the Turner Prize and was subsequently knighted in 1992. Today, his work can be found in many major public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call +1.416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto gallery.
"Red Listening Ear" (also called Listening Ear)
1986
Numbered "54/100" lower left
Initialed "HH" and dated "86" lower centre
Edition: 100 + 25 APs
18.5"H 25.25"W (work)
25.25"H 32.25"W (framed)
Intaglio print with carborundum from three aluminum plates printed in two shades of black and two shades of red ochre and chrome yellow (mixed), with hand colouring in alizarin red egg tempera, on TH Saunders NOT paper (240 gsm).
Printed and hand coloured by Jack Shirreff at the 107 Workshop, Wiltshire.
Published by Bernard Jacobson, Ltd., London, 1986
Very good condition.
Literature: Heenk 74.
Description
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017) was a renowned British painter and printmaker and an acclaimed figure of twentieth-century abstraction. Drawing inspiration from everyday life, he rendered sentimental motifs through a unique (and fluctuating) synthesis of abstract and representational styles.
Though Hodgkin is best known for his vivid, large-scale paintings, his work in print reveals an equally rich perspective on his artistic development. From the 1970s onward, he approached printmaking with the same exuberance and emotional intensity that characterizes his painted practice.
Hodgkin's printmaking methods were ambitious, spontaneous, and experimental. By layering different techniques, he was able to create complex painterly expressions in his multiples.
"Red Listening Ear" is a wonderful example of Hodgkin's unique printmaking methods. One of the techniques used, carborundum, partly embosses the paper when printed, giving the work a relief-like characteristic. This hand-colouring technique is highly-admired by the artist and integral to his printmaking process. He employs an assistant to do the hand-colouring under close supervision to avoid any temptations at altering repeated imagery.
Like many of Hodgkin's paintings, his print has a patiently layered, gestural quality. More than a mere mechanical reproduction, this print is a tactile artwork that embodies the artist's personal responses to memories, places, and emotions.
In 1985, Hodgkin was the winner of the Turner Prize and was subsequently knighted in 1992. Today, his work can be found in many major public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call +1.416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto gallery.
"Red Listening Ear" (also called Listening Ear)
1986
Numbered "54/100" lower left
Initialed "HH" and dated "86" lower centre
Edition: 100 + 25 APs
18.5"H 25.25"W (work)
25.25"H 32.25"W (framed)
Intaglio print with carborundum from three aluminum plates printed in two shades of black and two shades of red ochre and chrome yellow (mixed), with hand colouring in alizarin red egg tempera, on TH Saunders NOT paper (240 gsm).
Printed and hand coloured by Jack Shirreff at the 107 Workshop, Wiltshire.
Published by Bernard Jacobson, Ltd., London, 1986
Very good condition.
Literature: Heenk 74.
