Howard Hodgkin
Howard Hodgkin was a British painter, printmaker, illustrator, art collector and artist (1932–2017). He was born at Hammersmith and died at London.
Also recorded as Sir Gordon Howard Eliott Hodgkin; Sir Howard Hodgkin.
Howard Hodgkin in brief
- Born
- 1932
- Died
- 2017
- Known for
- painter, printmaker, illustrator, art collector and artist
- Place of birth
- Hammersmith
Contents
Identity and origins
Howard Hodgkin was recorded at birth as Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin. The authorities additionally record the headings Sir Gordon Howard Eliott Hodgkin and Sir Howard Hodgkin. His recorded language was English.
He was the child of Eliot Hodgkin and Katharine Mary Hewart. He married Julia Lane. 2 children are recorded: Louis Hodgkin and Sam Hodgkin. Other recorded relations include John Eliot Gardiner.
Recognition and collections
Howard Hodgkin received Turner Prize, Shakespeare Prize and Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Work by Howard Hodgkin is held by Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago and Museum of Modern Art.
Catalogued works
79 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1820 to 2014.
Red Bermudas, held by Museum of Modern Art, inventory 420.1981. When did we go to Morocco?, dated 1990, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1994.41ab. Souvenirs, dated 1982, held by Q214867, inventory 1994.82.3. Venice, Morning, dated 1995, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1995.467.4a-p. Black Monsoon, dated 1987, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1995.467.3. Night and day, held by National Gallery of Victoria, inventory 2001.868. The Moon, held by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, inventory M.2001.172. Snake, dated 2007, held by De Pont, inventory 2011.lb.hh.03. Yellow Sky, dated 2009, held by De Pont, inventory 2010.HH.01. Learning about Russian Music, dated 1999, held by De Pont, inventory 2011.lb.hh.01. Acquainted with the night, dated 2012, held by De Pont, inventory 2012.HH.04. Cold, dated 2012, held by De Pont, inventory 2012.HH.02. Heat, dated 2012, held by De Pont, inventory 2012.HH.03. Storm Cloud, dated 2014, held by De Pont, inventory 2015.HH.05. Torso, dated 2000, held by The Phillips Collection, inventory 2001.001.0001. As Time Goes By (red), dated 2009, held by The Phillips Collection, inventory 2010.015.0001. As Time Goes By (blue), dated 2009, held by The Phillips Collection, inventory 2010.016.0001. Privacy and Self-Expression in the Bedroom, held by Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, inventory DE01845. Portrait of Mrs Rhoda Cohen, dated 1962, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory GMA 2131. Memories, dated 1998, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory GMA 4761. (John) Peter Warren Cochrane, dated 1962, held by National Portrait Gallery, inventory NPG 6888. Evening Sea, dated 1998, held by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, inventory 2000.234. The Cylinder, the Sphere, the Cone, held by Carnegie Museum of Art, inventory 84.25. Mr and Mrs E.J.P., dated 1971, held by Tate, inventory T07111. Rain, dated 1986, held by Tate, inventory T05771. In a Hotel Garden, dated 1974, held by Tate, inventory T01876. Mrs Nicholas Monro, dated 1967, held by Tate, inventory T01117. Dinner at West Hill, dated 1965, held by Tate, inventory T01137. Come into the Garden, Maud, dated 2001, held by Tate, inventory T12322. Interior of a Museum, dated 1957, held by Tate, inventory T02134. R.B.K., dated 1969, held by Tate, inventory T07342. Dinner at Smith Square, dated 1977, held by Tate, inventory T03188. Mr and Mrs Stephen Buckley, dated 1975, held by Tate, inventory T03069. Clean Sheets, dated 1981, held by Tate, inventory T06550. Paris, dated 2013, held by Auckland Art Gallery, inventory L2017/26. The Buckleys at Brede, held by National Gallery of Australia, inventory NGA 76.75. Moonlight, dated 1972, held by Q2148186, inventory 2009.92.38. Black Moonlight [left half], dated 1980, held by Q214867, inventory 1985.76.5. Black Moonlight [right half], dated 1980, held by Q214867, inventory 1985.76.6. Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art, dated 1979, held by Q214867, inventory 1991.116.58. The way we live now. Howard Hodgkin. Howard Hodgkin - Indian Waves. Howard Hodgkin - from Memory Catalogue. WRITERS ON HOWARD HODGKIN; ED. BY ENRIQUE JUNCOSA. Howard Hodgkin paintings 1992-2007, dated 2007. Indian drawing. Four rooms. [Paintings]. Forty-five paintings, 1949-1975, dated 1976. Forty paintings, 1973-84, dated 1984. Howard Hodgkin, Arbeiten auf Papier von 1971 bis 1995, dated 1998. Howard Hodgkin, forty-five paintings 1949-1975, dated 1976. Howard Hodgkin, forty paintings 1973-84, dated 1984. Howard Hodgkin prints, dated 2003. Indian leaves, dated 1982. I paint what I feel about life, dated 1984. Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania and South Africa, dated 1923. Howard Hodgkin, graphic work, dated 1990. Howard Hodgkin paintings, dated 1995. Howard Hodgkin : new paintings 2007-2011. Small Indian Sky, dated 1990, oil on wood in artist frame, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2022.316. Into the Woods, Autumn, from "Into the Woods", dated 2001–2, lift-ground, aquatint, and carborundum etching on 2 sheets of paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2010.217.3a, b. Into the Woods, Summer, from "Into the Woods", dated 2001–2, lift-ground, aquatint, and carborundum etching on 2 sheets of paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2010.217.2a, b. Into the Woods, Spring, from "Into the Woods", dated 2001–2, lift-ground, aquatint, and carborundum etching on 2 sheets of paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2010.217.1a, b. After Degas, dated 1990, color carborundum etching, with green tempera wash, on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2013.1290. After Lunch, dated 1980, soft ground etching and aquatint, with hand-coloring with gouache, on buff wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1986.102. David's Pool at Night, dated 1985, soft ground etching and aquatint with hand-coloring in black ink on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1986.101. Girl on a Sofa, dated 1968, color lithograph on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1986.1505. Large Flower (Furnishing Fabric), dated 1985 (produced 1986), cotton, plain weave; flat bed screen printed; glazed, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.87. Water (Furnishing Fabric), dated 1983, cotton, plain weave; screen printed; glazed, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1990.553.4. In the Museum of Modern Art: All Alone in the Museum of Modern Art, dated 1979, softground etching with hand-coloring, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2003.224. David's Pool Black, dated 1979, softground etching and aquatint, hand colored with black ink, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1990.125. Correspondence and publications by Thomas Hodgkin and Luke Howard, dated 19th century, held by Wellcome Collection. Letters from Rachel Howard to her sister Elizabeth Hodgkin, dated 1833-1835, held by Wellcome Collection. Elizabeth Hodgkin (née Howard) (1803-1836), dated 1820-1841, held by Wellcome Collection. Folder used to hold letters from Rachel Howard to Elizabeth Hodgkin, labelled by Mariabella Howard, dated 19th Century, held by Wellcome Collection. Letters to Elizabeth Hodgkin (née Howard) from members of her immediate family, dated 1824-1835, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 14 named public collections.
Tate: 11 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. De Pont: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Birmingham Museums Trust: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Phillips Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Galleries Scotland: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Southampton City Art Gallery: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 18 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 148 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Howard Hodgkin, Howard Hodgkin, 2002. Hodgkin, Howard, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Hodgkin, Howard (Sir), Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. HOWARD HODGKIN THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS. CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ BY MARLA PRICE (ED.) (INTRODUCTION BY JOHN ELDERFIELD), HOWARD HODGKIN THE COMPLETE PRINTS BY LIESBETH HEENK (INTRODUCTION BY NAN ROSENTHAL), HOWARD HODGKIN BY NICHOLAS SEROTA (ED.) AND WRITERS ON HOWARD HODGKIN BY ENRIQUE JUCCOSA (ED.), The Art Book, 2007. Hodgkin, Sir Howard, (6 Aug. 1932–9 March 2017), painter, Who's Who, 2007.
Digitised editions and texts
2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Five Stuart Princesses: Margaret of Scotland, Elizabeth of Bohemia, Mary of Orange, Henrietta of ... (1902) — Internet Archive. Small Paintings Howard Hodgkin (2013) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 17 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Howard Hodgkin studied at Eton College, Bath School of Art and Design and Camberwell College of Arts. the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is painting and erotic art. The authority associates the name with contemporary art.
Places of work recorded in the authority are London.
Work by Howard Hodgkin is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art and Tate.
Distinctions recorded are Turner Prize, Shakespeare Prize and Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Chronology
- 1902Five Stuart Princesses: Margaret of Scotland, Elizabeth of Bohemia, Mary of Orange, Henrietta of ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1932Howard Hodgkin born at Hammersmith.
- 1982Souvenirs (Q214867).
- 1987Black Monsoon (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1990When did we go to Morocco? (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1995Venice, Morning (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 2013Small Paintings Howard Hodgkin digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2017Howard Hodgkin died at London.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Hodgkin, Howard (Sir), Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
- 3.
Hodgkin, Sir Howard, (6 Aug. 1932–9 March 2017), painter, Who's Who, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
HOWARD HODGKIN THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS. CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ BY MARLA PRICE (ED.) (INTRODUCTION BY JOHN ELDERFIELD), HOWARD HODGKIN THE COMPLETE PRINTS BY LIESBETH HEENK (INTRODUCTION BY NAN ROSENTHAL), HOWARD HODGKIN BY NICHOLAS SEROTA (ED.) AND WRITERS ON HOWARD HODGKIN BY ENRIQUE JUCCOSA (ED.), The Art Book, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
- 6.
Open Library author record for Howard Hodgkin (Internet Archive), 24 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 7.
Gemeinsame Normdatei 5070691-3, Collection of Howard Hodgkin.
authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Consult the source - 8.
Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Howard Hodgkin as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 9.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Howard Hodgkin.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 10.
The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Howard Hodgkin.
museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Consult the source - 11.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Howard Hodgkin (18 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 12.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 148 works naming Howard Hodgkin.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 13.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q950746: Howard Hodgkin
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 14.
“Howard Hodgkin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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