FROM THE ARCHIVE OF EDITIONS ALECTO
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David Hockney
A Rake's Progress: 14 plates
- Estimate
- £6,000 - 8,000♠
£15,625
Lot Details
Fourteen etchings with sugar-lift aquatint in black and red, on Crisbrook Royal Hotpress paper, with margins.
1963
all I. 30 x 40 cm (11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
all S. approx. 49 x 61 cm (19 1/4 x 24 in.)
all S. approx. 49 x 61 cm (19 1/4 x 24 in.)
Unsigned impressions, from one of two sets taken from the 16 cancelled plates (the edition was 50 and 10 artist's proofs), published by Editions Alecto in association with the Royal College of Art, London, all unframed, lacking Receiving the Inheritance and Bedlam.
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Catalogue Essay
After the two sets were pulled in 1963, the sixteen cancelled plates for A Rake's Progress were presented by Editions Alecto to the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, in whose collection they remain.
Including: The Arrival; Meeting the Good People (Washington); The Gospel Singing (Good People) Madison Square Garden; The Start of the Spending Spree and the Door Opening for a Blonde; The Seven Stone Weakling; The Drinking Scene; Marries an Old Maid; The Election Campaign (with Dark Message); Viewing a Prison Scene; Death in Harlem; The Wallet Begins to Empty; Disintegration; Cast Aside; and Meeting the Other People
Including: The Arrival; Meeting the Good People (Washington); The Gospel Singing (Good People) Madison Square Garden; The Start of the Spending Spree and the Door Opening for a Blonde; The Seven Stone Weakling; The Drinking Scene; Marries an Old Maid; The Election Campaign (with Dark Message); Viewing a Prison Scene; Death in Harlem; The Wallet Begins to Empty; Disintegration; Cast Aside; and Meeting the Other People
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David Hockney
BritishDavid Hockney (b. 1937) is one of the most well-known and celebrated artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. He works across many mediums, including painting, collage, and more recently digitally, by creating print series on iPads. His works show semi-abstract representations of domestic life, human relationships, floral, fauna, and thechanging of seasons.
Hockney has exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, among many other institutions. On the secondary market, his work has sold for more than $90 million.
Browse ArtistHockney has exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, among many other institutions. On the secondary market, his work has sold for more than $90 million.