A vibrant and sensuous work by Howard Hodgkin, *After Lunch* captures the languid warmth of a post-meal moment through his characteristic use of bold, gestural mark-making and rich, layered colour. The combination of soft-ground etching and aquatint, enhanced by hand-colouring in gouache, creates a sumptuous interplay of texture and hue that blurs the boundary between printmaking and painting. Printed on buff Velin Arches mould-made paper, the work retains a tactile intimacy that reflects Hodgkin's lifelong preoccupation with memory, sensation, and emotional experience.