Simon Digby Talking (1972-75)

Howard Hodgkin

oil on wood

Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Oil, Wood

Dimensions:

63.2 cm

Accession Number:

14/1979

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1979

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the Waddington Galleries, London by Anthony Diamond (1929-2022) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1976; presented to Southampton City Art Gallery, 1979

Relationship:

Anthony Diamond Waddington Custot, London Southampton City Art Gallery

Subject:

Circle

Simon Digby (1932-2010) was an Indian-born English historian and noted authority on South Indian history, culture and literature. Simon Digby Talking (1972-75) refers to an encounter Hodgkin had with the scholar. The artist has painted his feelings about the experience, creating an impression of the person, their surroundings and emotional responses. Hodgkin said: "The title is where it starts, the picture is where it ends up".

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