Frances Hodgkins

A DigitalNZ Story by Thomasin Sleigh

Frances Hodgkins was a painter of still lifes, portraits, and landscapes. Born in Dunedin in 1869, Hodgkins spent most of her life in Europe, and is one of New Zealand's most renowned and influential expatriate artists. This set brings together Hodgkins' works from collections across New Zealand. See her Te Ara biography here: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2h41/hodgkins-frances-mary

Frances Hodgkins, art, Dunedin, painting, landscape, modernism, expatriate

Image: The hilltop

The hilltop

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Refugee Children

Refugee Children

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Portrait of Arthur Lett-Haines

Portrait of Arthur Lett-Haines

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Untitled (Textile design no VII)

Untitled (Textile design no VII)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Untitled (Textile design no IV)

Untitled (Textile design no IV)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Untitled (Textile design no I)

Untitled (Textile design no I)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Untitled (Textile design no VIII)

Untitled (Textile design no VIII)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Untitled (Textile design no III)

Untitled (Textile design no III)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Untitled (Textile design no VI)

Untitled (Textile design no VI)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Untitled (Textile design no V)

Untitled (Textile design no V)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Berries and Laurel

Berries and Laurel

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Frances Hodgkins in Sydney

Frances Hodgkins in Sydney

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cut melons

Cut melons

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The Courtyard in Wartime

The Courtyard in Wartime

Gus Fisher Gallery

Image: Double portrait.

Double portrait.

University of Otago

Image: Eggs and Ferns

Eggs and Ferns

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Self Portrait: Still Life

Self Portrait: Still Life

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Pastorale

Pastorale

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Airmen

Airmen

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Still Life: Anemones and Hyacinths

Still Life: Anemones and Hyacinths

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Untitled [The Piano Lesson]

Untitled [The Piano Lesson]

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Untitled [Laying the Table]

Untitled [Laying the Table]

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Untitled [Woman with a Mirror]

Untitled [Woman with a Mirror]

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Untitled [Interior of a Cathedral]

Untitled [Interior of a Cathedral]

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Ruins

Ruins

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Still life with eggs and willow

Still life with eggs and willow

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Frances Hodgkins

Frances Hodgkins

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Hill with cypresses

Hill with cypresses

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Three fisher boys

Three fisher boys

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Frances Hodgkins

Frances Hodgkins

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Reflections of home

Reflections of home

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Spring at Little Woolgarston

Spring at Little Woolgarston

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Broken pottery

Broken pottery

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Tréboul 1

Tréboul 1

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Untitled [Summer Garden]

Untitled [Summer Garden]

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Expatriate artists

Expatriate artists

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage