Howard Hodgkin, India, Mirzapour

hand-spun and hand-dyed, Persian yarn

"Overall measurements: 157 across the top, 156cm across the bottom, 217cm along the left side, 216cm along the right side Even 5mm pile. Very good condition overall Label on reverse: Howard Hodgkin, Rug, 2016-17: AP 1/8 Edition of 60 (plus 8 artist proofs), hand-spun and hand-dyed Persian yarn, woven in Mirzapour, India, Howard Hodgkin (signature), The Hepworth Wakefield: CF Christopher Farr. This edition was produced by Christopher Farr in conjunction with the exhibition of Howard Hodgkin: Painting India, at The Hepworth Wakefield, 2017. With further small label: AS.566."
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The Hepworth Wakefield presented a new limited edition, Rug, 2016-17, designed by Howard Hodgkin. The design was painted by Howard specifically for this edition in 2016. The rug was hand knotted in Mirzapour, India, from the finest imported Persian yarn that is then hand spun and hand dyed.

The edition was created by the artist in partnership with Christopher Farr, a London based company that has been at the forefront of contemporary rug design since 1990 working with the world’s leading artists and institutions.

Matthew Bourne from Christopher Farr, who managed the production of the rug comments; “We are delighted and proud to have been involved in this project and were at pains to involve the artist as much as possible. I travelled to India in January to see the first samples and then arranged for them to be sent down to Howard in Mumbai along with hundreds of colours for the final colour selections to be made…..”

Howard Hodgkin (1932 - 2017) is widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest painters and has occupied a central place in contemporary art for over half a century. Summer of 2017, The Hepworth Wakefield will stage the first comprehensive exhibition to explore the enduring influence of India on Hodgkin’s work, a place he returned to almost annually, since his first trip to the country in 1964, over 50 years ago.

The Hepworth Wakefield has worked with a host of world-renowned artists on a programme of hugely successful exhibitions. We continue to build an impressive portfolio of limited editions, produced through these collaborations.

The Hepworth Wakefield staged the first comprehensive exhibition to explore the enduring influence of India on Hodgkin’s work, a place he returned to almost annually, since his first trip to the country in 1964, over 50 years ago. The exhibition was entitled Howard Hodgkin: Painting India, 1st July - 8th October 2017.