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Howard Hodgkin
Moroccan Door (Heenk 82), 1990-91
Intaglio print with carborundum from one alumnium plate printed in ultramarine blue with hand colouring in ivory black and veronese green egg tempera, on Du Chene hand-made paper
75.1 x 110.5 cm (Sheet)
Edition of 55 plus 15 artist's proofs
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A 1988 trip to Morocco resulted in the large-scale print Moroccan Door. The vivid blue of the inks in this work seemingly recalls the colours of Chefchaouen, Morocco’s so-called ‘Blue...
A 1988 trip to Morocco resulted in the large-scale print Moroccan Door. The vivid blue of the inks in this work seemingly recalls the colours of Chefchaouen, Morocco’s so-called ‘Blue City’. The large scale and legibility of the work was also inspired by the enormous travel posters in the Paris Metro which he saw as a student in the late 1950's. These posters were symbols of a certain post-war glamour and directness that Hodgkin hoped to evoke in his bright and spontaneous compositions. The printed image has been augmented with hand-coloured marks, applied by a studio assistant.
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Heenk, col.ill. p.123Join our community of art lovers
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