HOWARD HODGKIN "ONE DOWN" LITHOGRAPH, 1981-82Howard Hodgkin (19322017) was a renowned British painter and printmaker, and a central figure in twentieth century abstraction. Drawing inspiration from everyday life, he rendered sentimental motifs through a shifting synthesis of abstract and representational styles. Hodgkin's printmaking methods were ambitious, spontaneous, and experimental. Rather than using the medium merely to replicate his paintings, he treated it as an essential site for

producing a wide-ranging body of work that includes painting

Though long a devotee to Polaroids

It is one of the best prints that mirrors what Nevelson was doing in three dimensions as it is made of stacked boxes with hold elaborate organic or "tropical" forms within

almost apocalyptic image

His art is celebrated in public collections across Canada and beyond

"Jocasta - Seduction of Oedipus" (aka "Jocasta Blue")

It also included works by eleven other artists including Jeff Wall

Over the succeeding decades

A museum collecting 20th century art would be lacking if they did not have a Miró in its permanent collection

" consisted of 55 multiples and prints

In addition to being an influence on many artists

The inclusion of wood veneer marks a notable shift for Nevelson