Frances Mary Hodgkins (1869 - 1947) American/New Zealand/England

Frances Mary Hodgkins (1869 - 1947) American/New Zealand/England
Frances Mary Hodgkins (1869 - 1947) Watercolor & Gouache on paper, Signed Lower Left, Measures (8 x 12 inches) wframe (13 x 16 inches) Hodkings is regarded as one of New Zealand’s most renowned artists. Her works capture the spirit of an era greatly influenced by Impressionism and the beginnings of en plein air* painting, Post-Impressionism*, Fauvism* and two World Wars.With a professional life that spanned fifty-six years, Hodgkins was one of the foremost artists of her generation. During her time in Britain she became one of the leaders of the English avant-garde during the 1930s and 1940s, and was one of the first New Zealand-born artists to achieve such stature.Born in Dunedin, New Zealand on the 28 April 1869 to the distinguished watercolourist William Mathew Hodgkins and his Australian wife, Rachel Owen Parker, Frances Hodgkins had artistic education outside the sphere of influence of her family.
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