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David Hockney
The Sexton Disguised as a Ghost Stood Still as Stone, from Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm (S.A.C. 90, M.C.A.T. 87)
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- £2,000 - 3,000‡♠
£2,032
Lot Details
Etching and aquatint, on Hodgkinson handmade paper, with full margins.
1969
I. 44.7 x 32.3 cm (17 5/8 x 12 3/4 in.)
S. 62.6 x 44 cm (24 5/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
S. 62.6 x 44 cm (24 5/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
Signed and numbered 6/100 in pencil on the front, annotated 'G Portfolio' in brown ink on the reverse (there were also 15 artist's proofs and a book edition of 460), co-published by Petersburg Press, New York, and Kasmin Gallery, London, framed.
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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.