Howard Hodgkin Drawing Many homes and offices today can pride themselves on having a Kitaj painting. Many corporate offices as well as professional headquarters are looking for great artists and their equally great artistic contributions to showcase. Homes and businesses alike have taken to the works of many famous artists including Howard Hodgkin and Kitaj. It is now recognized as a great piece of art to have a Kitaj painting or a Howard Hodgkin drawing in your home or lobby. Hodgkin is better known by the official title of Sir Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin. This British print maker and painter is internationally known for his abstract works. Born in 1932 into what seems to be a family of talented professionals, this painter is the cousin of Eliot Hodgkin who is a famous still life painter in England. This man received a top of the line education at Eton College, followed by continued education at Bryanston School. As far as art was concerned, his education took him to Camberwell Art School, and later on, it took him even further to Bath Academy of Art. Hodgkin started his solo show in 1962 in London. The early works contained in this show were made primarily of hard-edges and curved forms which used few colors. By the 1970s, this artist began to change. His style could no longer be recognized by his original work, as it took on a spontaneous feel and used bolder forms and brighter colors. His work at the time was deemed “semi-abstract� in nature.
Many observers at the time compared these works to those of Henri Matisse. By 1980, Hodgkin had been invited to display his work by John Hoyland as part of the Hayward annual. Some of the artists on display alongside him including greats such as Ben Nicholson, Gillian Ayres, Anthony Caro, and Terry Setch. He soon had the honor of representing Britain in 1984 at the Venice Biennale, an endeavor that earned him the turner Prize the following year. In honor of his work he was knighted in 1992. Now lovers and adorers of this great man can find pieces that depict Venice at all times of the day, as well as many other abstract pieces. But where can these items be found? Simple. Through exhibits and galleries the work of these greats and many others can be found and purchased. Once purchased, the pieces can be delivered and installed where you want them. If you need something put in the lobby of your office or hung in your home’s foyer, you can indicate this at the time of purchase and all will be handled for you.
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