Johannesburg Auction Week

Live Virtual Auction, 7 - 9 November 2022

Three Robs: Artist, Collaborator, Friend

Sold for

ZAR 62 590
Lot 435
  • Robert Hodgins; Burning Head
  • Robert Hodgins; Burning Head
  • Robert Hodgins; Burning Head


Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 62 590

About this Item

South African 1920-2010
Burning Head

signed, dated '07, numbered 1/1, inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin and embossed with The Artists' Press chopmark

colour monotype on paper
plate size: 50 by 69,5cm; 57,5 by 76,5cm excluding frame; 69 by 88 by 3,5cm including frame

Notes

Hodgins worked at The Artists’ Press for many years and it was always a pleasure to have Rob’s energy, sticky tea buns and humour in the studio. Mark Attwood had a special place at his press for Hodgins, as he felt that the ‘old man’ pushed him harder and challenged him more than most other artists. When the printer and artist collaborated the energy in the printshop was tangible. Hodgins used monoprints as his starting point and then developed ones that he liked most into lithographs. He also experimented with hand coloured gravure prints. – The Artists’ Press

Provenance

Estate Late Robert Hodgins.

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