20th century Quote by Howard Hodgkin

“The picture surface recedes just as much in the 20th century as it did in the 15th. The techniques of making pictures have hardly changed.” quote by Howard Hodgkin — Download Open image

“The picture surface recedes just as much in the 20th century as it did in the 15th. The techniques of making pictures have hardly changed.”

Howard Hodgkin

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