"Sunset in Naples" exemplifies Howard Hodgkin's distinctive approach to abstract painting, where vivid color and gestural marks evoke emotional responses rather than literal representation. Created in his characteristically layered technique, the work employs warm oranges, reds, and yellows that suggest the luminous quality of Mediterranean light without depicting a recognizable scene. Hodgkin's practice of extending paint onto the frame itself, visible in this piece, dissolves the boundary between the painting and its surroundings, inviting viewers into an intimate, sensory experience of place and memory.