Among the works completed in this period were Abandoned Cottage No. 1 and Abandoned Cottage No. 2, two 1943 gouaches notable for their unusually dense application of gouache—what Hodgkins described to her dealer Duncan Macdonald as almost verging on the impasto of oil.

The Greyhound Inn sits below the remains of the Outer Bailey wall of Henry the First’s Corfe Castle between the Outer Gatehouse and the Horseshoe Tower which were added between 1280 and 1285. It was originally a 17th century coaching inn called the Black Dog and its porch bears the inscription I.C. 1733 this being the initials of the then owner, John Cockram.

Today is the anniversary of Frances Hodgkins’ birthday on April 28th 1869.

We are pleased to recommend an excellent exhibition Frances Hodgkins: Between Croft and Corfe curated by Lauren Gutsell at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery which will be on display until July 23rd.