Night Palm
Night Palm
Signed Print
Howard Hodgkin
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Medium: Etching
Edition size: 55
Year: 1990
Size: H 150cm x W 121cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Sotheby's Online | United Kingdom | |||
| February 2024 | Chiswick Auctions | United Kingdom | |||
| January 2023 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| April 2021 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| January 2021 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| November 2020 | Swann Galleries | United States | |||
| September 2019 | Christie's London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
This signed etching from 1990 is a rare, limited edition of 55 from Howard Hodgkin’s Palms series. The vertical print presents to the viewer a beautiful and simple representation of a palm tree, painted in bright and vibrant greens and yellows, against a dark black background.
Night Palm is one of the latest representations of the tree that Hodgkin embarked upon in this series. The formal composition of the print, dominated by the palm occupying the majority of the image, and the style and technique adopted by Hodgkin are remarkably different from prints like Black Palm and Red Palm. In this print, as well as in Palm And Window and Flowering Palm, Hodgkin’s brushstrokes seem more contained and thought, rather than spontaneous and irreverent.
The image was inspired by the posters of A. M. Cassandre, to whom Hodgkin looked up with admiration. Known for his beautiful commercial posters of the 1940s and 1950s, Cassandre allegedly reminded Hodgkin of a certain post-war glamour and decadence long lost.
Meshing together vivid personal recollections and nostalgia with the early language of commercial advertising, this print offers an insight into an often-overlooked aspect of Hodgkin’s practice, the multitude of art historical sources that he used to create his works.
British artist Howard Hodgkin was a luminary of abstraction. Representing Britain at the 1984 Venice Biennale, winning the Turner Prize in 1985, and knighted in 1992, Hodgkin established a legacy by pushing the boundaries of convention. Indian culture and painting heavily influenced the artist's work, infiltrating it most obviously in his bold colour choices. Evoking the bliss of exotic travels and past memories, Hodgkin's abstract representations provide an intimate insight into his world. The vibrancy of his palette and expression of the brushstrokes distinguished the artist from his contemporaries, seeing him gain international recognition.
