London 2012 Olympics Print. Swimming (2011). Edition of 350. 12 colour screen print using 'L.Cornelisson' ground light-fast pigments on 300gsm Somerset White Satin paper. Produced by King & McGaw, Newhaven. 76 x 60cm. Signed, numbered and dated by the artist. Howard Hodgkin describes his paintings as representational pictures of emotional situations. For his Olympic print Hodgkin has created 'Swimming' - a deep, swirling mass of blue flooding across the page. The fluidity of the brushstrokes perfectly captures the movement of water and the sensation of swimming.
