Howard Hodgkin

Painter

Birthday August 6, 1932

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Mar 9, 2017 (84)

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About

Painter and printmaker known for semi-abstract, bold-colored works such as "Dinner at Smith Square" from 1979.

Before Fame

He was a student at the Camberwell Art School and the Bath Academy of Art. He had his first exhibition in London in 1962. He was known for his use of hard-edged curved forms and few colors.

Trivia

He was appointed a Companion of Honor by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003, and his work was exhibited at London's Tate Britain gallery in 2006.

Family Life

His cousin Eliot Hodgkin was a still-life painter.

Associated With

He was a contemporary of John Hoyland.