* DAVID HOCKNEY OM CH RA (BRITISH b. 1937),
PICTURE OF A STILL LIFE THAT HAS AN ELABORATE SILVER FRAME
lithograph on paper, numbered artist's proof
image size 77cm x 57cm, overall size 92cm x 72cm
Mounted, framed and under glass.
Note: from A Hollywood Collection, 1962.
Note 2: An accomplished painter, printmaker, photographer, and stage designer, David Hockney began showcasing his talent as a draftsman while studying at his hometown's Bradford School of Art as a teenager. At London's Royal College of Art in the early 1960s, he worked in a style that combined figuration, abstraction, and text, which identified him with the British Pop art movement. His work, however, defies categorization. It consists of still lifes and portraits rendered with delicacy and frankness and, after moving to Los Angeles, has included bold, colourful images of California's sun-drenched settings. Rooted in his personal relationships, his homosexuality, and his literary interests and travels, Hockney's art is, above all, deeply autobiographical. Printmaking has played a central role in Hockney's practice, and many of his most significant early works take the form of narrative print series. The linearity of etching matches his natural inclination for drawing, and lithography allows him to explore dazzling colour. He has also made editions with paper pulp and inventive prints using a photocopy machine. In all Hockney has created more than five hundred prints, collaborating with celebrated printers and workshops in Europe and America and also experimenting on his own. A copy of the print is in the Museum of Modern Art.

Condition Report

Condition is good overall, with no visible signs of restoration, damage, or known issues. Additional images have been uploaded to our website. Picture comes from a Private Scottish Collection.