Lot 22
  • 22

Howard Hodgkin

Estimate
45,000 - 65,000 GBP
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Description

  • Howard Hodgkin
  • Kathy at the Ritz
  • signed twice, titled and dated 1991-1993 on the reverse
  • oil on wood
  • 35.6 by 45.8cm.
  • 14 by 18in.

Provenance

Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1993

Exhibited

London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery; New York, Knoedler & Company, Howard Hodgkin, 1993-94, p. 49, illustrated in colour

Literature

Andrew Graham-Dixon, Howard Hodgkin, London 1994, p. 58, illustrated in colour
Michael Auping, et al., Howard Hodgkin Paintings, London 1995, pp. 31 and 198, no. 266, illustrated
Marla Price, Howard Hodgkin: The Complete Paintings Catalogue Raisonné, London 2006, p. 274, no. 266, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the tonality of the red and orange hues is brighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals a minute spot of inpainting towards the centre of the red area.
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