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David Hockney

Riding around on a Cooking Spoon; and He Tore Himself in Two, plates 38 and 39 from Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm

£1,800–2,000♠︎
£2,500
1969
Two etching and aquatints, one with drypoint, on Hodgkinson hand-made wove paper watermarked 'DH / PP', with full margins.
one I. 16 x 25 cm (6 1/4 x 9 7/8 in.); S. 44.8 x 40.5 cm (17 5/8 x 15 7/8 in.)
one I. 45 x 32 cm (17 3/4 x 12 5/8 in.); S. 61.8 x 44.5 cm (24 3/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Both signed and numbered 26/100 in pencil on the front and inscribed 'Grimm Portfolio' in sepia ink on the reverse (there were also 15 artist's proofs and a total book edition of 460 copies), co-published by Petersburg Press, New York and Kasmin Gallery, London, both unframed.

David Hockney

British | B. 1937 D. 2026

David Hockney is one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. With a career spanning over seven decades, Hockney’s practise embraced many mediums including painting, edition-making, and collage, with his more recent digital iPad drawings defining the later part of his career. From semi-abstract representations of domestic life and vibrant still-lifes, to detailed portraits of his closest friends, Hockney’s artworks are nothing short of electric, reflecting the eccentric personality of one of Britain’s greatest artists. 

Hockney’s works have been 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.

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