A vibrant and gestural etching by the celebrated British painter Howard Hodgkin, this work employs bold sweeps of hand-applied green and yellow to evoke the intimate dynamic between creator and subject. True to Hodgkin's signature approach, the composition blurs representation and abstraction, allowing color and mark to carry emotional weight rather than precise figuration. The warm, tactile quality of the Stoneridge Etching paper enhances the expressive layering of ink and hand-coloring, underscoring the work's sense of immediacy and personal intensity.