HOWARD HODGKIN "TWO TO GO" LITHOGRAPH, 1981-82Howard Hodgkin (19322017) was a renowned British painter and printmaker and a central figure in twentieth century abstraction. Drawing inspiration from everyday life, he rendered sentimental motifs through a shifting synthesis of abstract and representational styles. Hodgkin's printmaking methods were ambitious, spontaneous, and experimental. Rather than using the medium merely to replicate his paintings, he treated it as an essential site for

by the age of 50

One could say that these prints are the bridge between Stella's minimalist/geometric phase of his career and the hyper-colorful baroque "later work" that defined the 1980s until today

"The Currency" is an important and pivotal work for Hirst

From Quelques Fleurs pour des Amis

The Trapper’s Bride

demonstrating Rauschenberg's iconic collage work and signature aesthetic

Wesselmann arrived in New York City to study at Cooper Union with the goal of becoming a cartoonist

serve as fine examples of his ingenuity and aesthetic

They gave the illusion of being mechanically produced despite being painted

and an exhibition poster

Working in Washinton

often depicting elaborately arranged tableaux and whimsical