A luminous and atmospheric work by Howard Hodgkin, *Venice, Night* captures the shimmering mystery of the city through his characteristically bold, gestural use of colour and mark-making. The hand-painted diptych, combining etching, aquatint, and carborundum, layers rich, velvety tones that evoke the reflective darkness of Venetian waters and the soft glow of nocturnal light. Hodgkin's expressive, painterly intervention over the printed surface blurs the boundary between printmaking and painting, creating a deeply sensory and emotive response to place and memory.