Frances Hodgkins (1869 – 1947)
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HOUSES AND OUTHOUSES, PURBECK 1938 Frances Hodgkins (1869 – 1947) P75 © The Artist's Estate
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SPANISH POTTERY 1939 Frances Hodgkins (1869 – 1947) P109 © The Artist's Estate
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ARRANGEMENT OF JUGS 1938 Frances Hodgkins (1869 – 1947) P2459 © The Artist's Estate
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STILL LIFE, FISH AND SHELLS 1933 Frances Hodgkins (1869 – 1947) P131 © The Artist's Estate
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PRIMULAS 1940 Frances Hodgkins (1869 – 1947) P2750 © The Artist's Estate
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YOUTH (LA JEUNESSE) 1934/35 Frances Hodgkins (1869 – 1947) P2749 © The Artist's Estate
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DRAWING WITH LANDSCAPE 1932 Frances Hodgkins (1869 – 1947) P21 © The Artist's Estate
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FISH 1931 Frances Hodgkins (1869 – 1947) P2564 © The Artist's Estate
Frances Hodgkins was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, and studied at the local art school. Between 1901, when she left New Zealand for England, and the outbreak of war in 1914, she became a frequent traveller in Europe. Much of her work at this time was what she freely called 'experimental'. It was not until the 1930s, when she was in her sixties and had settled permanently in England that she came into her own. Then she began to produce a series of bold and lyrical watercolours - mostly still lifes and landscapes - that earned her the reputation of one of the most remarkable women painters of her day. The supple handling of forms and liquid manipulation of the brush are characteristic of her graceful, spontaneous touch, done with an almost Chinese fluidity and confidence. She had always lived on the edge financially and in 1942 was awarded a small civil pension and was able to live without the sake of her paintings. She wrote at the time "One of my theories is that a good painting will out like MURDER. This faith has kept me from despair".
Further reading:
Myfanwy Evans, Frances Hodgkins, Penguin Books, London 1948
E H McCormick, Portrait of Frances Hodgkins, Auckland University Press & Oxford University Press, 1981
Glossary
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.
Portfolio
- Poland, Lodz, Museum Sztuki
- UK, Nottingham, Castle Museum And Art Gallery
- UK, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Gallery
- Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Museum Of Fine Arts
- Russia, Moscow, Pushkin Museum Of Fine Arts
- Russia, St Petersburg, The Hermitage
- Canada, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Arts Centre
- Canada, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Prairie Art Gallery
- Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winnipeg Art Gallery
- Canada, Timmins, Timmins Museum And N E C
- Canada, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Acadia University Art Gallery
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery
- Malaysia, Penang, Penang State Museum And Art Gallery
- USA, Tempe, Arizona, Arizona State University Art Museum
- USA, Berkeley, University Art Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/frances-hodgkins-1997">FRANCES HODGKINS- New Zealand, Timaru, Aigantighe Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Christchurch, Robert Mcdougall Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Oamaru, Forrester Gallery
- New Zealand, Hamilton, Waikato Museum Of Art & History
- New Zealand, Nelson, Suter Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Wellington, National Library Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/influence-and-originality-1996">INFLUENCE AND ORIGINALITY- UK, Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery
- UK, Nottingham, Djanogly Art Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/frances-hodgkins-the-late-work-1990">FRANCES HODGKINS: THE LATE WORK- UK, Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery
- Wales, Newton, Oriel 31 - Davies Memorial Gallery
- UK, Eastbourne, Towner Art Gallery And Museum
- UK, Colchester, The Minories
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-drawings-and-watercolours-from-rowlandson-to-riley-1982">BRITISH DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS FROM ROWLANDSON TO RILEY- Scotland, Edinburgh, The Royal Scottish Academy
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum Of Art
- China, Shenyang, Shenyang Art Gallery
- China, Beijing, China Art Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/frances-hodgkins-1869-1947-a-centenary-exhibtion-1967">FRANCES HODGKINS 1869-1947 A CENTENARY EXHIBTION- UK, London, Commonwealth Institute Gallery
- Australia, Melbourne, National Gallery Of Victoria
- New Zealand, Auckland, Aukland City Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Wellington, National Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Christchurch, Robert Mcdougall Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Dunedin, Dunedin Public Art Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/aguarelas-e-desenhos-inglses-do-seculo-vinte-1955">AGUARELAS E DESENHOS INGLSES DO SECULO VINTE- Portugal, Lisbon, Secretariado Nacional Da Informacao
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-drawings-and-watercolours-of-the-20th-century-from-the-collection-of-the-british-council-1951">BRITISH DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS OF THE 20TH CENTURY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL- Germany, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Stadtische Kunstammlungen
- Germany, Weimar, Kunstammlungen
- Germany, Leipzig, Altes Rathaus
- Germany, Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum
- Czechoslovakia, Prague, Kinsky Palace
- Czechoslovakia, Ceske Budejovice, Ceske Budejovice
- Czechoslovakia, Bratislava, Slovak National Gallery
- Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovak National Gallery
- Romania, Bucharest, National Gallery
- Germany, Berlin, Neue Berliner Galerie
- Hungary, Budapest, National Gallery
- Bulgaria, Sofia, National Gallery
- Korea, Seoul, National Museum Of Contemporary Art
- Japan, Tokyo, Tokyo
- Japan, Sendai, Sendai
- Japan, Yokohama, Yokohama
- Japan, Nagano, Nagano
- Chile, Chile
- Argentina, Buenos Aires, British Council Office - Buenos Aires
- Algeria, Algiers, British Council Office - Algiers
- Tunisia, Tunis, Municipal Gallery
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong City Hall Art Gallery
- Lebanon, Sursock Museum
- Lebanon, Beirut, The Sursock Museum
- Gibraltar, Calpe Institute
- Malta, Valletta, Society of the Arts
- Malta, Valletta, Malta Society Of Arts
- Greece, Athens, Centre of Letters and Fine Arts, Ministry of Education
- Greece, Athens, Centre Of Letters And Fine Arts Of The Ministry Of Education
- Finland, Finland
- Austria, Vienna, British Council Office - Vienna
- Belgium, Belgium
- Canada, Canada
- Portugal, Coimbra, Museu Da Nacional Machado De Castro
- Portugal, Porto, Museu Nacional Soares Dos Reis
- Portugal, Lisbon, Lisbon
- France, Bourges, Maison De La Culture
- Israel, Haifa, Museum Of Modern Art
- Israel, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum
- New Zealand, Palmerston, The Science Centre And Manawatu Museum
- New Zealand, Wanganni
- New Zealand, Nelson, Suter Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Auckland, Aukland City Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Wellington, Wellington City Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Napier, Napier
- New Zealand, Christchurch, Robert Mcdougall Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Dunedin, Dunedin Public Art Gallery
- Spain, Madrid, British Institute
- Spain, Barcelona, British Institute
- Germany, Konstanz, Europahaus
- Germany, Mannheim, Kunsthalle
- Germany, Dortmund, Museum Am Ostwall
- Germany, Mönchengladbach, Kunstverein
- Germany, Karlsruhe, Staatliche Kunsthalle
- Germany, Munich, Amerika Haus
- Germany, Wiesbaden, Landesmuseum
- Germany, Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-paintings-1950">CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS- New Zealand, Auckland, Aukland City Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Christchurch, Robert Mcdougall Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Wellington, National Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Dunedin, Dunedin Public Art Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-british-art-from-the-collections-of-the-arts-council-and-the-british-council-1949">CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ART FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE ARTS COUNCIL AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL- UK, London, New Burlington Galleries
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-art-from-great-britain-united-states-and-france-1949">CONTEMPORARY ART FROM GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED STATES AND FRANCE- Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Art Gallery Of Ontario
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/eleven-british-artists-1949">ELEVEN BRITISH ARTISTS- Australia, Sydney, Art Gallery Of New South Wales
- Australia, Launceston, Queen Victoria Art Gallery
- Australia, Hobart, Tasmanian Museum And Art Gallery
- Australia, Victoria, Geelong Art Gallery
- Australia, Castlemaine, Not recorded
- Australia, Bendigo, Not recorded
- Australia, Ballarat, Not recorded
- Australia, Melbourne, Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building
- Australia, Broken Hill, Not recorded
- Australia, Adelaide, Art Gallery Of South Australia
- Australia, Perth, Art Gallery Of Western Australia
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-british-drawings-1948">CONTEMPORARY BRITISH DRAWINGS- Canada, Saskatoon,, Saskatchewan, Mendel Art Gallery
- Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver Art Gallery
- Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, Art Gallery of Alberta
- Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Art Gallery Of Ontario
- Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, National Gallery Of Canada
- UK, London, Portland Place
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/moderne-englische-graphik-und-aquarelle-kunst-1948">Moderne Englische Graphik und Aquarelle Kunst- Austria, Vienna, Albertina
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/international-watercolour-exhibition-14th-biennial-1947">INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOUR EXHIBITION 14TH BIENNIAL- USA, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-british-prints-and-drawings-from-the-wakefield-collection-1947">CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PRINTS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE WAKEFIELD COLLECTION- Fiji, Suva, Fiji Arts Club
- New Zealand, Rotorua, Rotorua Museum Of Art And History
- New Zealand, Hamilton, Waikato Museum Of Art & History
- New Zealand, Rotorua, Society Of Arts
- New Zealand, Auckland, Aukland City Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Wellington, Wellington City Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Waipukurau, Not recorded
- New Zealand, Takapuna, Not recorded
- New Zealand, Dannevirke, Not recorded
- New Zealand, Napier, Napier
- New Zealand, Wanganni
- Australia, Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery
- Australia, Sydney, Art Gallery Of New South Wales
- Australia, Hobart, Tasmanian Museum And Art Gallery
- Australia, Melbourne, Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building
- Australia, Adelaide, Art Gallery Of South Australia
- Australia, Perth, Art Gallery Of Western Australia
- UK, London, Victoria And Albert Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-british-art-1945">Contemporary British Art- Egypt, Cairo, Royal Agricultural Hall, Gezira
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-british-art-1944">CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ART- Italy, Rome, Gallerie D'arte Moderna
- Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-english-watercolours-1943">CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH WATERCOLOURS- Sweden, Malmo, Malmo Museum
- Sweden, Stockholm, Nationalmusei
- Sweden, Goteborg, Konstmuseum, Konsthallen
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/new-york-worlds-fair-1939">NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR- USA, Chicago, Arts Club Of Chicago
- USA, Boston, Museum Of Fine Arts
- USA, Toledo, Toledo Museum Of Art
- Canada, Québec, Art Association Of Montreal
- Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, National Gallery Of Canada
- Canada, Art Gallery of Toronto
- USA, New York, British Pavilion World's Fair