ID 1550949
Lot 8 | HOWARD HODGKIN (1932-2017)
Estimate value
£ 120 000 – 180 000
Sunset in Naples
signed, inscribed and dated 'Howard Hodgkin/1979-1982/Sunset in Naples' (on the reverse)
oil on wood
12 ¾ x 14 in. (32.4 x 35.5 cm.)
Painted in 1979-82.
Provenance
Purchased at the August 1982 exhibition by the late owner.
Literature
J. Russell, 'Art: Works of Hodgkin Displayed at Knoedlers', The New York Times, 19 November 1982.
R. Hughes, 'A Peeper into Paradises', Time, 29 November 1982, p. 88.
M. Auping, J. Elderfield, S. Sontag and M. Price, Howard Hodgkin Paintings, London, 1995, p. 178, no. 176, illustrated.
M. Price, Howard Hodgkin: The Complete Paintings, London, 2006, p. 193, no. 176, illustrated.
Exhibited
Venice, California, L.A. Louver, Group Show, August 1982.
| Artist: | Howard Hodgkin (1932 - 2017) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Artist: | Howard Hodgkin (1932 - 2017) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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