Lot 9
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)
The Way We Live Now (See Heenk pages 216/217)
Hammer Price: £1,900
Description
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)
The Way We Live Now (See Heenk pages 216/217)
The book, comprising seven lift-ground etchings with aquatint printed in colours, extensively hand-coloured in acrylic, 1990, one impression of As You’d Be Won’t - Wantonly Wantonly loose and initialed and inscribed 'PP 2', this copy with title-page, text and justification, signed in pencil by the artist and the author Susan Sontag, numbered 'PP 2', a printer's proof aside from the edition of 200, printed and hand-coloured by Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop, Wiltshire, the edition published by Karsten Schubert, London, on Fabriano Ingres Avorio paper, the full sheets, bound as published in the original boards and hand-painted paper wrappers, within the original brown cardboard fitted box. Overall size, 303 x 220mm (11 7/8 x 8 5/8in)
Description
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)
The Way We Live Now (See Heenk pages 216/217)
The book, comprising seven lift-ground etchings with aquatint printed in colours, extensively hand-coloured in acrylic, 1990, one impression of As You’d Be Won’t - Wantonly Wantonly loose and initialed and inscribed 'PP 2', this copy with title-page, text and justification, signed in pencil by the artist and the author Susan Sontag, numbered 'PP 2', a printer's proof aside from the edition of 200, printed and hand-coloured by Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop, Wiltshire, the edition published by Karsten Schubert, London, on Fabriano Ingres Avorio paper, the full sheets, bound as published in the original boards and hand-painted paper wrappers, within the original brown cardboard fitted box. Overall size, 303 x 220mm (11 7/8 x 8 5/8in)