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Night Palm - Signed Print by Howard Hodgkin 1990 - MyArtBroker

Night Palm
Signed Print

Howard Hodgkin

£14,500-£22,000Value Indicator

$29,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

$26,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

¥130,000-¥200,000 Value Indicator

17,000-26,000 Value Indicator

$140,000-$220,000 Value Indicator

¥2,770,000-¥4,200,000 Value Indicator

$18,000-$28,000 Value Indicator

33% AAGR

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Medium: Etching

Edition size: 55

Year: 1990

Size: H 150cm x W 121cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Howard Hodgkin's Night Palm (signed), a striking etching from 1990, is estimated to be worth between £14,500 and £22,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 30%. Night Palm has an impressive auction history, having been sold 17 times at auction since its initial sale in April 2005. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 55.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2024Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
February 2024Chiswick Auctions United Kingdom
January 2023Phillips London United Kingdom
April 2021Sotheby's New York United States
January 2021Phillips London United Kingdom
November 2020Swann Galleries United States
September 2019Christie's London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Night Palm is one of the latest representations of the tree that Hodgkin embarked upon in this series. The formal composition of the print, dominated by the palm occupying the majority of the image, and the style and technique adopted by Hodgkin are remarkably different from prints like Black Palm and Red Palm. In this print, as well as in Palm And Window and Flowering Palm, Hodgkin’s brushstrokes seem more contained and thought, rather than spontaneous and irreverent.

The image was inspired by the posters of A. M. Cassandre, to whom Hodgkin looked up with admiration. Known for his beautiful commercial posters of the 1940s and 1950s, Cassandre allegedly reminded Hodgkin of a certain post-war glamour and decadence long lost.

Meshing together vivid personal recollections and nostalgia with the early language of commercial advertising, this print offers an insight into an often-overlooked aspect of Hodgkin’s practice, the multitude of art historical sources that he used to create his works.

  • British artist Howard Hodgkin was a luminary of abstraction. Representing Britain at the 1984 Venice Biennale, winning the Turner Prize in 1985, and knighted in 1992, Hodgkin established a legacy by pushing the boundaries of convention. Indian culture and painting heavily influenced the artist's work, infiltrating it most obviously in his bold colour choices. Evoking the bliss of exotic travels and past memories, Hodgkin's abstract representations provide an intimate insight into his world. The vibrancy of his palette and expression of the brushstrokes distinguished the artist from his contemporaries, seeing him gain international recognition.