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sir howard hodgkin, Moss. Reproduced for reference; rights reserved by the rights holder.

The facts

Artist: sir howard hodgkin originaluniqueart.com/en/artists/sir-howard-hodgkin/
Artist’s dates: 1932 – 2017

Copyright This work is still under copyright. sir howard hodgkin died in 2017; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it remains in force until 2087. The image is shown here for classroom reference; rights remain with the rights holder.

Moss — sir howard hodgkin

When might this have been painted?

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Shaded: the lifetime of sir howard hodgkin (1932–2017)

This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?

Compare with

Still Life in a Restaurant, 1979 originaluniqueart.com/en/art/sir-howard-hodgkin-still-life-in-a-restaurant-D4Q82E-en/
Night and day, 1999 originaluniqueart.com/en/art/sir-howard-hodgkin-night-and-day-D4384K-en/
Foy Nissen, 1977 originaluniqueart.com/en/art/sir-howard-hodgkin-foy-nissen-D4JU85-en/

Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.

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Colours

Measured from the image

Main colour

Phthalo Green #1d3c2c

Catalogued palette

#1D3C2C
#499D76
#098259
#7D7251

Palette: Dark The dominant colour family in the image.
Main colour name: Phthalo Green
Intensity: Vivid How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
Contrast: Gentle How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
Harmony: Strong Color Unity How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
Brightness: Balanced How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
Saturation: Clear Color Presence How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

Artist

sir howard hodgkin

Born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom

early life and education

sir gordon howard eliot hodgkin ch cbe, a renowned british painter and printmaker, was born on august 6, 1932, in hammersmith, london. his father, eliot hodgkin, was a manager for the chemical company ici and an amateur horticulturist. hodgkin's maternal grandfather, gordon hewart, was a journalist, lawyer, mp, and lord chief justice.

artistic career

hodgkin's first solo show was in london in 1962. he represented britain at the venice biennale in 1984 and won the turner prize in 1985. in 1992, he was knighted for his services to art. hodgkin designed a mural for the british council in india, symbolizing the organization's work rooted in indian culture.

notable works

venetian views series (1995), depicting the same view of venice at different times, showcases hodgkin's innovative approach to abstraction.

hand-painted etchings, created with master printer jack shirreff at 107 workshop, demonstrate his unique printing technique.

the frame as an intrinsic part of the work, a feature of hodgkin's painting style, blurs the line between art and its presentation.

awards and recognition

awarded the cbe in 1977

knighted in 1992 for services to art

honorary fellowship from the london institute (1999)

honorary dlitt from the university of oxford (2000)

companion of honour in the 2003 new year honours

personal life and legacy

hodgkin married julia lane in 1955, with whom he had two children. he later identified as gay and lived with his partner, antony peattie, for 20 years. hodgkin passed away on march 9, 2017, at the age of 84. view more works by sir howard hodgkin on AllPaintingsStore.com: [https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/sirhowardhodgkin](https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/sirhowardhodgkin) explore other british artists on AllPaintingsStore.com: /en/art/list/ references: [wikipedia: howard hodgkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/howard_hodgkin)

Where to read more

The artist sir howard hodgkin originaluniqueart.com/en/artists/sir-howard-hodgkin/
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Cite this artwork

MLA: hodgkin, sir howard. Moss. n.d., https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/sir-howard-hodgkin-moss-AQRELH-en/
APA: hodgkin, sir howard (n.d.). Moss [Painting]. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/sir-howard-hodgkin-moss-AQRELH-en/
Chicago: sir howard hodgkin. Moss. n.d. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/sir-howard-hodgkin-moss-AQRELH-en/
Harvard: hodgkin, sir howard (n.d.) Moss. Available at: https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/sir-howard-hodgkin-moss-AQRELH-en/

Moss — sir howard hodgkin

Look closely

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What catches your eye first, and why?
Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
Look back at Still Life in a Restaurant (1979), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
What might the artist have wanted you to feel?
If you could ask the artist one question about this work, what would it be?

Your response

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