LOW RESERVE: The Pool works of Hockney are his most iconic works and are associated with his love of California which resulted from his visit in 1961. "... He immediately loved the city and made Santa Monica his home. Spending much of his day at Santa Monica pier, Hockney would just people-watch and admire the beautiful boys that seemed to be at the beach every day of the year. This new environment greatly inspired him. In his California paintings, such as Man in Shower in Beverly Hills (1964), Hockney featured mainly wet, sculpted men and typically colourful southern California architecture. Overall, he was enamoured of the more laid-back, sunny lifestyle that the city of Los Angeles provided. It was around this time that Hockney developed the naturalistic, realistic style he is most known for today..."This unique colour variant, is a Artist proof number ten of ten (X/X). It is signed on the right side and dated. Published by Roger Campbell, Lee Funderburg and Ken Tyler. Printed by Tyler Graphics, with there distinct Blindstamp on the very lower right side. A similar edition sold for $65,000usd just recently.

This has been kept behind Museum Quality Glass for the prints life and therefore preserving the delicate shades of Blue. Even for its age, it’s in a mint/pristine condition.

75 x 87.7 cm