SIR HOWARD HODGKIN C.H., C.B.E. (BRITISH 1932-2017) FOR ARAM DESIGNS LTD. §
'LIBERTY ROOM' TABLE, 1984
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
Auction: Modern Made Day 2 - Lots 124 to 456 - Friday 02 May at 11:00
Description
hand-painted Finnish birch plywood
Dimensions
51cm high, 74.5cm wide, 45.5cm deep (20in high, 29 3/8in wide, 17 7/8in deep)
Provenance
Julia Lane, former wife of Howard Hodgkin.
Footnote
Literature:
H. Hodgkin, M.C. Chamowicz, R. Hamilton and A. Caro, Four Rooms, exh. cat., Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1984, n.p.;
S. Colloway, Liberty of London, Masters of Style & Decoration, London, 1992, p. 215.
The Four Rooms exhibition, conceived by contemporary artists Howard Hodgkin, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Richard Hamilton, and Anthony Caro, was presented at Liberty & Co. in London in 1984. Each artist created a distinct installation, evoking vastly different atmospheres. Hodgkin’s playful and vibrant display contrasted sharply with Hamilton’s minimalist interior, which featured bare walls and only a few functional, undecorated objects. Chaimowicz’s ascetic space and Caro’s Cubist-inspired sculptural arrangement added further layers of contrast.
“I wanted to make a strong little table you could use to stand on to mend something around the house, and use the way plywood absorbs ink spills,” said Howard Hodgkin.