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Howard Hodgkin

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Put more flags out now

Ross Fine Art gallery is fortunate to have a print by the renowned British
artist Howard Hodgkin, Put more flags out (1992), which is hand-coloured and
number 46 of an edition of 75. It’s a typically bright and vibrant work.
This is the print used online to illustrate a major exhibition of Hodgkin
prints running from July to September 2007 at the Victoria Art Gallery in
Bath.

To give a sense of Hodgkin’s status as an artist and printmaker, here are
details of that exhibition –

“Having been knighted in 1992 and exhibited in the top museums across the
world, Hodgkin returns to Bath with this, his first ever one-man show in the
city.

“On view are over forty of Hodgkin’s bold, colourful and often very large
prints covering the period 1964 – 2006. Many of these prints were made and
hand-coloured at the 107 Workshop, just a few miles from Bath. The
exhibition presents a unique opportunity to survey the full extent of
Hodgkin’s achievement as a printmaker.

“Hodgkin’s prints represent an extraordinary body of work, which is a
parallel and very different achievement from his painting. They have been
internationally celebrated and passionately collected, but never brought
together until now.

“Hodgkin uses his prints as a unique means of expression. His images are
arrived at through the act of remembering. This demands a slow process of
layering, which in turn leads to an astonishing variety of work. Even when
created in multiples, each print is unique.

“Gallery Manager Jon Benington said: “Howard Hodgkin’s prints are a glorious
celebration of colour, which will delight local visitors and tourists alike.
The astonishing variety of his work and individual style mean that each work
feels like a new discovery.

“Howard Hodgkin Prints is an exhibition organised and toured by Barbican Art
Gallery, which is funded and managed by the Corporation of London. It tours
to the Victoria Art Gallery from 28 July to 30 September.”