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One Down, 1981–82Howard Hodgkin

One Down, 1981–82

Lithograph printed in classic black, transparent brown/black and violet black, with hand-colouring in gouache (three different greys)
On buff Velin Arches mould-made wove
Signed, dated and inscribed A.P.
An artist’s proofs aside from the edition of 100
Printed by Solo Press Inc., New York with their blindstamp and the printer’s seal
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London
Image and sheet: 91.4 × 122.2 cm (36 × 48 in)

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’One Down’ and ’Two to Go’ is the only pair made in the 1980s of which both images were in monochrome. They were never intended to be printed in colours. The hand colouring was an integral part of the process. The layering of printed and painted marks creates the rich effect of a tapestry. The pair refers to a reality known exclusively to the artist which has been coded in a rhythmic pattern of geometric ornaments.

— Liesbeth Heenk, Howard Hodgkin: Prints (London: Thames & Hudson, 2003), 81.

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