This first full-length study fosters a greater understanding of Hovenden s gifts as a painter and of his stylistic contribution to art. Chronologically organized, it is both a retrospective of Hovenden s work and a critical biography of the artist. This first full-length study fosters a greater understanding of Hovenden s gifts as a painter and of his stylistic contribution to art. Chronologically organized, it is both a retrospective of Hovenden s work and a critical biography of the artist.