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Howard Hodgkin — Late Afternoon In the Museum of Modern Art, from In the Museum of Modern Art
Howard Hodgkin

Late Afternoon In the Museum of Modern Art, from In the Museum of Modern Art

A luminous etching rendered in Hodgkin's characteristic embrace of bold, gestural mark-making, this work captures the atmospheric quality of late afternoon light filtering through a grand cultural institution. Warm, layered tones evoke the hushed, contemplative mood of museum hours drawing to a close, where visitors and artworks alike seem suspended in a golden stillness. The composition balances Hodgkin's deeply personal sense of memory and sensation with the universal experience of inhabiting one of the world's most celebrated art spaces.

Medium
Etching, on buff Rives BFK paper, the full sheet.

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April 24, 2018

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Howard Hodgkin, Late Afternoon In the Museum of Modern Art, from In the Museum of Modern Art

A luminous etching rendered in Hodgkin's characteristic embrace of bold, gestural mark-making, this work captures the atmospheric quality of late afternoon light filtering through a grand cultural institution. Warm, layered tones evoke the hushed, contemplative mood of museum hours drawing to a close, where visitors and artworks alike seem suspended in a golden stillness. The composition balances Hodgkin's deeply personal sense of memory and sensation with the universal experience of inhabiting one of the world's most celebrated art spaces.

Medium
Etching, on buff Rives BFK paper, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Abstract Art, Limited Edition Print, Contemplative Mood, Interior Scene, Male Artist, Etching, Celebrated Artist, British Artist, Printmaking, Abstract Expressionism, Late 20th Century, Expressionist Style, Established Artist, Warm Tones, Museum Setting

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