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But He Did Stop Smoking / He Didn't Miss Cigarettes At All - Signed Print by Howard Hodgkin 1990 - MyArtBroker

But He Did Stop Smoking / He Didn't Miss Cigarettes At All
Signed Print

Howard Hodgkin

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Medium: Intaglio

Edition size: 50

Year: 1990

Size: H 29cm x W 84cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Howard Hodgkin’s But He Did Stop Smoking / He Didn't Miss Cigarettes At All (signed) from 1990 is estimated to be worth between £1,100 and £1,650. This intaglio print has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 6%. This work has an auction history of six total sales since its initial sale on 13th January 2010. In the last 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £893 in March 2020 to £2,393 in March 2021. The average return to the seller over the past five years is £1,105. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2022Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers United Kingdom
October 2021Wright United States
March 2021Cottone Auctions United States
March 2020Christie's London United Kingdom
April 2019Christie's London United Kingdom
January 2010Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

But He Did Stop Smoking/ He Didn’t Miss Cigarettes At All belongs to the series of works that Hodgkin made for the publication of Susan Sontag’s book, The Way We Live Now. In the book, Sontag recounted the life of a man who suddenly falls ill with AIDS, and unfolds by following how the everyday reality of the friends of the main character change in relation to the disease. Written at a historical moment when AIDS had become a global pandemic, the book contributed to giving visibility to the people it had affected, de-stigmatising through poignant dialogues the societal biases surrounding the disease. A dear friend of Sontag’s, Hodgkin’s contribution to the book adds to the understanding of his art as socially and politically engaged.

The title of this print, the second out of four, follows the dialogues of the book and evokes the surprise and shock that dominated the main character’s friends’ response, as they suddenly see their friend falling more and more ill, and, in a state of denial, claim that he had left behind his unhealthy habits. Hodgkin accompanies this narrative scene with a vibrant and colourful representation, perhaps in an attempt to counteract the dark tones that accompany the characters’ sudden loss of hope.

  • 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.