Howard Hodgkin was a British painter and a friend of Bruce Chatwin. Both were collectors. Hodgkin collected Indian miniatures, visiting India many times in his life. Indian colors are in his paintings.
Indian Miniature Howard Hodgkin Collection
He painted two lovely paintings of the Bay of Naples. My daughter and I ended up having breakfast sitting on the balcony of a hotel overlooking the Bay of Naples—it was a breathtakingly beautiful expanse of glimmering sea. His paintings are of colors that touch the soul; and of space that takes one on a journey. He could spend years on a painting. His titles are poetic.
Here are three of Hodgkin’s paintings, paintings that extend over their frames:
Howard Hodgkin
Howard Hodgkin Goodbye to the Bay of Naples 1980-82
Howard Hodgkin Pink Collage 2004-08