Howard Hodgkin: Strictly Personal

Howard Hodgkin: Strictly Personal Part I: 31 October - 24 November 2019 Part II: 28 November - 21 December 2019

Howard Hodgkin: Strictly Personal Part I: 31 October - 24 November 2019 Part II: 28 November - 21 December 2019 Howard Hodgkin made his first lithograph in 1953 and continued to make prints, in a variety of print mediums, until his death in 2017. Howard Hodgkin: Strictly Personal, is a retrospective survey of his prints, held in collaboration with the artist’s Estate, which will cover the full range of his printmaking oeuvre and which will include important examples from all the major series he made. Over the course of his career, Hodgkin collaborated on over 120 hand-painted prints with publisher Alan Cristea, the vast majority of which will be on show in this exhibition.

The largest exhibition of his work since his death, Howard Hodgkin: Strictly Personal will be divided into two consecutive shows, each of which will cover both floors of our gallery.

Cristea Roberts Gallery is the official representative of the prints from the Estate of Howard Hodgkin.

Front cover: detail from Strictly Personal, 2000-02.

Left: Howard Hodgkin in his studio, London, 2012. Photo: Andrew Smith

Selected Exhibition Highlights

Girl at Night 1966 Lithograph from four zinc plates using tusche, printed in orange, two shades of pink and black on BFK Rives 250 gsm wove paper Paper and image 50.2 x 64.8 cm / 19 ¾ x 25 ½ inches Edition of 75, with 15 artist’s proofs and a few printer’s proofs Printed by Emil Matthieu in Zurich, Switzerland Published by Editions Alecto Ltd, London

Nick 1977 Soft-ground etching with sugar-lift aquatint from two copper plates printed in black and green, with hand-painting in watercolour (yellow and pink wash, and blue for the border) on Crisbrook hand-made paper Paper and image 47.0 x 58.5 cm / 18 ½ x 23 inches Edition of 100, with 15 artist’s proofs, 3 printer’s proofs, 2 trial proofs, some stage proofs and 1 B.A.T. Printed by Maurice Payne and Danny Levy at the Petersburg Studios, London Hand-painted by Maurice Payne and Danny Levy at the Petersburg Studios, New York

Monsoon 1987-88 Lithograph from three aluminium plates using graphite washes, printed in transparent green, red and deep transparent green, with pochoir hand-painting in lemon yellow watercolour and raw Sienna and flame red gouache on white Arches 300 gsm cover paper Paper and image 107.5 x 134.0 cm / 42 1/3 x 52 ¾ inches Edition of 40, with 11 artist’s proofs, 2 printer’s proofs, 2 Solo Press impressions, 3 trial proofs, 3 black separation proofs and 1 B.A.T. Printed by Arnold Brooks at Solo Press Inc., New York Hand-painted by Cinda Sparling, New York Published by Waddington Graphics, London

Night Palm 1990-91 Intaglio print with carborundum from 2 aluminium plates printed in black and viridian green, with hand-painting in two shades of cadmium yellow and two shades of green egg tempera (mixed) on Velin Arches 300 gsm paper Paper and image 149.4 x 120.5 cm / 58 ⅞ x 47 ½ inches Edition of 55, with 15 artist’s proofs, 3 printer’s proofs and 1 B.A.T. Printed by Jack Shirreff with the assistance of Andrew Smith and Samuel Lee at the 107 Workshop, Wiltshire Published by Waddington Graphics, London

Venice, Afternoon 1995 Lift-ground etching and aquatint from three copper plates, with carborundum from two aluminium plates printed in red ochre and apricot yellow, with borders in yellow and varying tones of these colours using a base medium; red ochre and apricot yellow with various tones of these colours; nasturtium yellow with varying tones of red ochre with a relief-roll of white; and red ochre, raw Sienna, nasturtium orange and apricot yellow, with hand-painting in cadmium yellow acrylic for the borders, overpainted in selected areas with mars yellow acrylic on sixteen sheets of Velin Arches blanc 300 gsm paper Paper and image 160.0 x 196.5 cm / 63 x 77 1/3 inches Edition of 60, with 14 artist’s proofs, 3 printer’s proofs and 1 B.A.T. Printed by Jack Shirreff, assisted by Andrew Smith and David Sully, at the 107 Workshop, Wiltshire Published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London

Left to right: Venice Evening, 1995 and Venice Night, 1995

Seafood 2000-02 Lift-ground etching and aquatint from two copper plates, with carborundum from one plastic plate, printed in USA bone black (twice) and French black, with hand-painting in cyan and zinc white acrylic on 100% cotton 280 gsm paper from Two Rivers paper mill, hand made by Jim Patterson Paper 42.6 x 52.1 cm / 16 3/4 x 20 ½ inches Edition of 55, with 15 artist’s proofs, 5 printer’s proofs and 1 B.A.T. Printed by Jack Shirreff, Andrew Smith and Claire Wait at the 107 Workshop, Wiltshire Published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London

For Jack 2005 Carborundum etching with sugar lift aquatint from three plates printed in ultramarine, paynes grey and vermillion, with hand-painting in ultramarine, cadmium orange and cadmium red acrylic on Marie Arches BFK Roll 300 gsm paper Paper and image 99.0 x 136.5 cm / 39 ⅛ x 53 ½ inches Edition of 60 with 14 artist’s proofs, 5 printer’s proofs and 1 B.A.T. Printed by Jack Shirreff, Andrew Smith and Claire Wait at 107 Workshop, Wiltshire Published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London

Into the Woods, Summer 2001-02 Lift-ground etching and aquatint from four copper plates, with carborundum from four aluminium plates, printed in two shades of green, two shades of green (mixed), turquoise blue and zinc white, with hand-painting in red, cerulean blue and zinc white, and bright opaque green and zinc white acrylic on 2 sheets of 85% cotton and 15% linen mould-made 350 gsm paper from Arjo Wiggins Moulin du Gué Overall paper size 203.2 x 266.6 cm / 80 x 105 inches Edition of 19, with 10 artist’s proofs, 3 printer’s proofs and 1 B.A.T. Printed by Jack Shirreff, Andrew Smith and Claire Wait at the 107 Workshop, Wiltshire Published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London

In India 2012 Sugar-lift aquatint from 4 copper plates, printed in a blend of Lemon Yellow, Primrose Yellow, Deep Yellow, Diarylide Yellow, Indian Yellow, Orange, Nasturtium, Deep Red, Cadmium Red Light, Cardinal Red, Alizarin Crimson and Ruby Madder on 2 sheets of Arches Moulin du Gué blanc 350 gsm paper Overall paper and image size 174.0 x 244.0 cm / 68 ½ x 96 inches Edition of 10 with 6 artist’s proofs, 1 printer’s proof, 1 B.A.T. and 3 cancellation proofs Printed by Andrew Smith at Andrew’s Printworks, Poole Published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London

Left to right: La Plume de ma Tante, 2012 and Delhi, 2012

Meanwhile the mind, from pleasure less, Withdraws into its happiness; The mind, that ocean where each kind Does straight its own resemblance find, Yet it creates, transcending these, Far other worlds, and other seas; Annihilating all that’s made To a green thought in a green shade.

From: The Garden by Andrew Marvell

Green Thought 2014 Carborundum relief from 2 plates printed sequentially with Naples Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow Dark, and Emerald Green on Velin Arches Blanc 400 gsm paper Paper and image 80.0 x 80.0 / 31 ½ x 31 ½ inches Edition of 14 with 6 artist’s proofs, 1 printer’s proof and 1 B.A.T. Printed by Andrew Smith and Michael Davies at Andrew’s Printworks, Poole Published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London

Alan Cristea and Howard Hodgkin in Hodgkin’s studio, London, 2012. Photo: Andrew Smith

For Alan IV 2014 Hand-painted carborundum relief from 3 plates printed sequentially with Ruby Madder, Van Dyke/ Burnt Umber/Burnt Sienna Mix, and Dark Sepia, hand-painted with a Mars Black/ Violet Oxide wash on Moulin du Gué 350 gsm paper Paper and image 74.0 x 91.0 cm / 29 ⅛ x 35 ⅞ inches Edition of 7 with 5 artist’s proofs, 1 printer’s proof and 1 B.A.T. Printed by Andrew Smith and Michael Davies at Andrew’s Printworks, Poole Published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London

Beach 2015-16 Hand-painted carborundum relief from 1 plate. Hand-painted in Cobalt/Ultramarine/Zinc White mix, then printed in Yellow Ochre/Lemon Yellow mix, on Velin Cuve BFK Rives Tan 280 gsm paper Paper and image 33.5 x 44.0 cm / 13 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches Edition of 30 with 5 artist’s proofs, 1 printer’s proof, 2 Museum proofs and 1 B.A.T. Printed by Andrew Smith at Andrew’s Printworks, Poole Published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London

A Glass of Red 2015-16 Hand-painted carborundum relief from 1 plate. Hand-painted in Cadmium Yellow Dark and Cadmium Red Medium, then printed in Violet Solferino/Ruby Madder mix, and hand-painted in Pyrrole Red Dark, on Velin Cuve BFK Rives Tan 280 gsm paper Paper and image 36.0 x 42.0 cm / 14 ⅛ x 16 ½ inches Edition of 30 with 5 artist’s proofs, 1 printer’s proof, 2 Museum proofs and 1 B.A.T. Printed by Andrew Smith at Andrew’s Printworks, Poole Published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London

Where the Sky meets the Sea 2016-17 Sugar-lift aquatint with carborundum relief diptych, each panel from two plates, printed on two sheets of Moulin du Gué 300gsm paper Paper and image 37.5 x 88.0 cm / 14 ¾ x 34 ⅝ inches (overall) Edition of 30 with 5 artist’s proofs and 1 printer’s proofs Signed with an authorised stamped signature Printed by Andrew Smith, assisted by Jane Smith at Andrew’s Printworks, Poole Published by Alan Cristea Gallery in association with the National Portrait Gallery, London

Eclipse 2016-17 Hand-painted carborundum relief from 2 plates, plus one plate etched with sugar lift, hand-painted in Heavy body acrylic, Cobalt Blue Hue/Light Green (Blue Shade) mix on Khadi 320gsm hand-made paper with uneven and variable edges.

Paper and image 56.5 x 76.2 cm / 22 ¼ x 30 inches Edition of 30 with 2 artist’s proofs, 1 printer’s proof and 2 B.A.T. Signed with an authorised stamped signature Printed by Andrew Smith at Andrew’s Printworks, Poole Published by H. M. Queen Sonja Art Foundation, Norway and Alan Cristea Gallery, London

Hand-painting A Glass of Red, 2015.

Photo: Andrew Smith

Howard Hodgkin: Strictly Personal Part I: 31 October - 24 November 2019 Part II: 28 November - 21 December 2019 Howard Hodgkin hand-painting prints in his studio, London, 2016. Photo: Andrew Smith