Hodgkin painted Banyan Tree whilst on a trip to India, with the art critic John Russell and art journalist and lecturer, Rosamond Bernier. Considered sacred and associated with wisdom and strength, it is India’s national tree.
On the reverse of the print, you will see the inscription from Howard... ‘For JR and RB from HH and AP’… which appeared on the original painting, marking a beautiful pictorial reference to the Indian trip, and the memory of the Banyan Tree.
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