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Hodgkins, Frances
Hodgkins, Frances (1869–1947). New Zealand painter, active mainly in England, where she settled in 1913 after some time spent alternating between the two hemispheres (her first visit to Europe had been in 1901). She was taught watercolour painting by her father—a barrister and amateur artist who had emigrated from England in 1859—and she studied at Dunedin Art School, 1895–8, but she did not begin to paint in oils until 1915. Until that time her work had been conventional, but she gradually developed a more modern style, echoing Matisse and Dufy in its use of vibrant colour (she spent a good deal of time in France). In 1929–34 she was a member of the progressive Seven & Five Society and her late paintings, based on fluid colour, approach abstraction in a manner akin to the work of her fellow member Ivon Hitchens. From the early 1930s she lived mainly at Corfe Castle in Dorset. Her chief subjects were landscape and still-life.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Hodgkins, Frances." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Hodgkins, Frances." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-HodgkinsFrances.html IAN CHILVERS. "Hodgkins, Frances." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-HodgkinsFrances.html |
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Hodgkins, Frances
Hodgkins, Frances (b Dunedin, 28 Apr. 1869; d Herrison House psychiatric hospital, nr. Dorchester, 13 May 1947). New Zealand painter, active mainly in England, where she settled in 1914 after some time alternating between the two hemispheres. She was the daughter of William Matthew Hodgkins (1833–98), a barrister and amateur painter who had emigrated from England in 1859 and became a leading figure in the artistic life of Dunedin. Her father taught her watercolour painting, but she did not begin to paint in oils until 1915. Until that time her work had been conventional, but she gradually developed a more individual style, echoing Matisse and Dufy in its use of vibrant colour (she spent a good deal of time in France). She mainly painted landscapes and still-lifes. Her later paintings approach abstraction in a manner akin to Hitchens's work.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Hodgkins, Frances." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Hodgkins, Frances." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-HodgkinsFrances.html IAN CHILVERS. "Hodgkins, Frances." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-HodgkinsFrances.html |
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Hodgkins, Frances
Hodgkins, Frances (1869–1947). New Zealand painter, active mainly in England, where she settled in 1913 after some time alternating between the two hemispheres. She was the daughter of William Matthew Hodgkins (1833–98), a barrister and amateur painter who had emigrated from England in 1859 and took a lead in the artistic life of Dunedin. Her father taught her watercolour painting, but she did not begin to paint in oils until 1915. Until that time her work had been conventional, but she gradually developed a more individual style, echoing Matisse and Dufy (she spent a good deal of time in France), in its use of vibrant colour. She mainly painted landscapes and still lifes. Her later paintings approach abstraction in a manner akin to Hitchens's work.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Hodgkins, Frances." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Hodgkins, Frances." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-HodgkinsFrances.html IAN CHILVERS. "Hodgkins, Frances." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-HodgkinsFrances.html |
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