Frances Hodgkins

Frances Hodgkins
Born28 April 1869
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died13 May 1947(1947-05-13) (aged 78)
Resting placeWaikanae Cemetery
NationalityNew Zealander
EducationColumba College
Dunedin School of Art and Design
London Polytechnic
Known forModernist artist
MovementBritish Modernism
Websitehttps://www.franceshodgkins.com/

Frances Mary Hodgkins (28 April 1869 – 13 May 1947) was a New Zealand painter chiefly of landscape, and for a short period was a designer of textiles. Born in Dunedin, she was educated Dunedin School of Art, then became an art teacher, earning money to study in England.

A modernist artist, hallmarks such as abstracted, simplified forms and a strong emphasis on colour values and relationships. She was considered to be a key figure in British Modernism, also considered one of New Zealand's most prestigious and influential painters. However, it is the work from her life in Europe, rather than her home country, on which her reputation rests.[1]

  1. ^ "Auckland City Art Gallery : Paintings and Drawings by Frances Hodgkins" (PDF). Aucklandartgallery.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2013.