Lithograph on Kurotani Japanese paper
USA, 1980
David Hockney (born 1937) - British painter, photographer and designer; exponent of Pop Art
Signed and dated in pencil lower right ‘David Hockney 80’; numbered in pencil lower left ‘58/100’; blind stamp of the printer with copyright sign and Roman ‘II’ lower right
Label of Brooke Alexander Editions, New York, on the reverse of the frame
Printed by Gemini G. E. L., Los Angeles
Sheet dimensions: 107 x 95.5. cm
Matted under glass in wooden frame: 127 x 115 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Brooke Alexander Editions, New York, private collection, Germany (1992)
The current highest auction record for the present sheet is more than €18,000
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 16,000 Euro

The sitter is the textile designer Celia Birtwell (born 1941), who was David Hockney's muse in the 1960s. Hockney depicted her, for example, in the famous painting ‘Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy’, now in the Tate Modern in London.

Condition:

The sheet is in very good condition, showing a minor discoloration of the paper and light handling marks. The frame is minimally worn. The sheet dimensions are 107 x 95.5. cm, while the frame dimensions are 127 x 115 cm.

David Hockney (born 1937)

British painter, photographer and designer David Hockney was first associated with the Pop Art movement, later renowned for his intimate portraits and naturalistic scenes of both the everyday and the artificial in California life. His early works included commercial images, which accounts for his inclusion in the Pop Art movement. Hockney’s mature work draws on photographs, particularly after visiting California regularly in the 1960s, where he created painting with a flat, serene appearance. Hockney has held major retrospectives at the Royal College of Art in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He currently lives and works in California. (cko)

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