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David Hockney
Illustrations for 14 Poems by C.P. Cavafy
- Estimate
- £1,500 - 2,000♠
Lot Details
Book of 12 etchings with aquatint, on wove paper, with full margins, with title-page, text and justification, bound (as issued),
1967
48.4 x 34 x 3.3 cm (19 x 13 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
signed and numbered 31/500 in pencil on the colophon (there were also 50 artist's proofs), Edition A, published by Editions Alecto, London, in cerise silk-covered boards and black silk-covered slip case, lacking the loose etching Portrait of Cavafy.
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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.