Howard Hodgkin: The Complete Paintings: Catalogue Raisonne by Marla Price, John Elderfield (Introduction)

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Synopsis

The most complete book to date on one of the leading painters of the postwar generation: enlarged, updated, and redesigned.

Howard Hodgkin's career has spanned seven decades, and this extensive catalogue raisonné includes over 450 paintings, most reproduced in color.

Marla Price, an expert on the work of Hodgkin, has brought her 1995 catalogue raisonné completely up-to-date, with reproductions of over 150 recent paintings finished in the past decade. Invaluable information is given on the provenance of all the paintings, their exhibition histories, and published references to discussions of the works, while an introduction by John Elderfield sheds light on the artist's materials and techniques. The reference section includes a list of exhibitions and a chronology, and an extensive bibliography cites periodical and newspaper articles, the artist's statements and interviews, exhibition catalogues, and television and radio interviews.

A touring exhibition of Hodgkin's work can be seen in 2006 at The Irish Museum of Modern Art and Tate Britain. 472 illustrations, 413 in color.

Library Journal

This is an updated catalogue raisonn of work by contemporary British painter Sir Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin (b. 1932), known for his use of bright colors and broad strokes in abstract form, and serves as a companion to a touring show at the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Tate in London. Hodgkin expert Price (director, Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth) has included an additional 150 paintings finished by the artist since 1995, when the first edition of this book was published. An introduction by John Elderfield (chief curator, Dept. of Painting & Sculpture, MoMA, New York) provides background on the types of materials used by the artist as well as on his working methods. The catalog section contains 450 paintings, most of them reproduced in full color and each accompanied by provenance, exhibition histories, and a bibliography. A reference section lists exhibitions, a chronology, and a rather extensive bibliography of articles, artist statements, interviews, exhibition catalogs, and media interviews. The book forms a complete reference both for researchers seeking information on this artist's work and for collectors, dealers, and curators wishing to verify a painting. Recommended for larger public, academic, and museum art libraries.-Ellen Bates, New York Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Biography

Marla Price is Director of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. John Elderfield is Chief Curator of the Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.