June 29, 2022 11:00 EST
Art and Design
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Howard Hodgkin, (British, 1932-2017)
Red Eye
1981, pencil initialed and dated, numbered 90/100 verso (there were also 30 artist's proofs, 2 printer's proofs, 2 Solo Press impressions, 2 trial proofs and 1 B.A.T.), the full sheet, Bernard Jacobson, Ltd., London, publisher. Lithograph from a stone using red cosmetic lipstick, printed in black, with hand coloring in raw Sienna and cathame red gouache on buff Velin Arches mould-made paper.
sheet: 10 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (26.4 x 31.4cm)
[Heenk, 63]
Sold for $1,008
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
1981, pencil initialed and dated, numbered 90/100 verso (there were also 30 artist's proofs, 2 printer's proofs, 2 Solo Press impressions, 2 trial proofs and 1 B.A.T.), the full sheet, Bernard Jacobson, Ltd., London, publisher. Lithograph from a stone using red cosmetic lipstick, printed in black, with hand coloring in raw Sienna and cathame red gouache on buff Velin Arches mould-made paper.
sheet: 10 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (26.4 x 31.4cm)
[Heenk, 63]
Literature
Jacqueline Brody, "Howard Hodgkin, Redeye (1981)," The Print Collector's Newsletter, vol. 13, no. 3, July - August 1982, p. 98.
The Tate Gallery: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions 1984-86, London, 1988, p. 388 (illustrated).
