A cousin to the well-known British abstract painter Howard Hodgkin, the work of Eliot Hodgkin is little known outside a small coterie of collectors. In his heyday however, Eliot was much admired as a painter of still life, landscapes and botanical illustrations and collected by, among others, Lord Rothschild.
In tribute to the respect in which he was held, the fairytale manor built by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, Waddesdon, is this summer holding a retrospective that assembles the largest ever exhibition of Hodgkin’s paintings and drawings – nearly 100 – many never exhibited in public before. A number of works by artists who inspired Eliot accompany the main exhibition.
A hunt is currently underway to trace lost works – mostly London views made during the Second World War. Hodgkin’s grandson Mark, who is compiling a catalogue of Eliot’s work, has appealed for help.
From May 25th to October 20th at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, UK
waddesdon.org.uk
