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The painstaking detail that is visible in this still life is typical of Hodgkin’s work. His working method involved painting the background colour all over the board, tracing the outline of the composition on the panel and then scraping the colour away from any area where an object was to be painted. This meant that Hodgkin could then paint the still life subject matter on a white ground, which kept the colours fresh and bright.

Jerwood Collection

Title

Pink and White Roses

Date

1952

Medium

tempera on gesso-prepared board

Measurements

H 33.7 x W 22.5 cm

Accession number

JC87

Work type

Painting

Signature/marks description

lower left, signed and dated: Eliot Hodgkin June 52; on a label attached to the backboard, signed again and inscribed: ELIOT HODGKIN / 22 Queen’s Gate Terrace SW.. / “Pink and White Roses”

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