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Howard Hodgkin — The Hospital Room was Choked with Flowers Everybody Likes Flowers Surplus Flowers The Room... was Filling up with Flowers, from The Way We Live Now
Howard Hodgkin

The Hospital Room was Choked with Flowers Everybody Likes Flowers Surplus Flowers The Room... was Filling up with Flowers, from The Way We Live Now

A vibrant and emotionally charged print, this work by Howard Hodgkin employs his signature bold, gestural marks and rich, layered color to evoke an overwhelming sensory experience. The combination of etching, aquatint, and hand-coloring creates a lush, almost suffocating abundance, mirroring the title's suggestion of a space consumed by floral excess. Hodgkin's expressive use of color and form blurs the boundary between representation and abstraction, transforming a deeply human scene of illness and tenderness into a purely visceral encounter.

Medium
Etching and aquatint with hand-coloring, on laid paper, the full sheet.

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October 17, 2017

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Howard Hodgkin, The Hospital Room was Choked with Flowers Everybody Likes Flowers Surplus Flowers The Room... was Filling up with Flowers, from The Way We Live Now

A vibrant and emotionally charged print, this work by Howard Hodgkin employs his signature bold, gestural marks and rich, layered color to evoke an overwhelming sensory experience. The combination of etching, aquatint, and hand-coloring creates a lush, almost suffocating abundance, mirroring the title's suggestion of a space consumed by floral excess. Hodgkin's expressive use of color and form blurs the boundary between representation and abstraction, transforming a deeply human scene of illness and tenderness into a purely visceral encounter.

Medium
Etching and aquatint with hand-coloring, on laid paper, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Hand-Colored, Floral Subject, Abstract Art, Late Modern Era, Emotional Intensity, Renowned Artist, Male Artist, British Artist, Printmaking, Intimate Mood, Post-Impressionism, Hand Coloring, Abstract Expressionism, Hand-colored print, Warm Colors, Late 20th Century, Etching and Aquatint, Established Artist, Modern Master, Warm Tones, Vibrant Colors

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Hamilton Selway Gallery