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HOWARD HODGKIN | Tears, Idle Tears
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Sir Howard Hodgkin
- Tears, Idle Tears
- signed with initials and dated HH 2000 in pencil (lower left); inscribed and numbered AP 2/15 (lower right)
- etching with aquatint and carborundum printed in colours, with hand-colouring by Jack Shirreff
- sheet: 29 by 37cm.; 11 ⅜ by 14 ⅝in.
- Executed between 2000 and 2002, the present work is an Artist's proof (aside from the edition of 60).
printed by 107 workshop, Wiltshire, published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London, on handmade cotton paper
Literature
Liesbeth Heenk, Howard Hodgkin Prints, London, 2003, no. 107
Condition
The full sheet, printed to the edges, in good condition, framed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
'Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean,
Tears from the depth of some divine despair
Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes,
In looking on the happy autumn-fields,
And thinking of the days that are no more...' Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
'Tears, Idle Tears'
Tears from the depth of some divine despair
Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes,
In looking on the happy autumn-fields,
And thinking of the days that are no more...' Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
'Tears, Idle Tears'