Memories
About this artwork
Like most of Hodgkin's work, this painting refers to a particular place and to memories of a specific moment. Hodgkin paints from memory, often working on a picture over the course of several years. His sweeping brushstrokes are expressive, almost violent. Although the painting is abstract, there is a dark, cave-like area in the middle of the painting, towards which the 'figures' in red paint appear to be leaning. This gives the appearance of depth. Hodgkin often paints the frame, as is the case with this picture, making the painting like an object in itself.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Howard Hodgkin (1932 - 2017) English
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title:Memories
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date created:1997 - 1999
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materials:Oil on wood
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measurements:Framed: 119.00 x 175.50 x 5.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 2005
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accession number:GMA 4761
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Howard Hodgkin
Howard Hodgkin
Hodgkin was born in London. He studied at Camberwell School of Art, London and at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, where he subsequently taught. Hodgkin's paintings may look abstract but are always based on specific events, usually an encounter between people. They are painterly evocations of a...