- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Tate Publishing; First Edition edition (1 Jun 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1854377019
- ISBN-13: 978-1854377012
- Product Dimensions: 29.4 x 25 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,804,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A lavish catalogue. --The Spectator
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
The best book yet on Hodgkin, and definitely with the best reproductions
26 Oct 2006
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Disclosure: I know James Meyer and I've met Sir Howard. But I've also been a genuine fan of Hodgkin's for some time, and I've followed how his work has been presented over the years. Often it's unusually hard to get a sense of what his pictures are like from reproductions. This is partly because the paintings tend to look much bigger than they are, but it's also because in the past the separations and printing haven't gotten the colors right. I know this isn't easy because his colors are often very saturated -- well, anyway, the Tate obviously put a lot of care into this book, and it looks stunning. The essays, too, are in my opinion -- as an ex-art critic with the emphasis on the ex -- definitive.
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lavish and a feast for the eyes
15 Sep 2010
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This is indeed a lavish book. If you love the work of Howard Hodgkin then you will appreciate the quality of the reproductions in this book. Hodgkin's paintings are a feast for the eyes and this book does his work justice. Much care has been taken with presentation in this monograph. The clean and beautifully spaced layout takes into consideration the intense and brilliant colour of his brushstrokes. Sixty five of the paintings occupy the single right page of a double page spread, leaving the left page blank and allowing the viewer to contemplate each work without visual interruption. Furthermore, each work is reproduced proportional to their actual size, allowing for an appreciation of the scale of each work, as well as providing a pleasing rhythmn to the book.
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