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David Hockney
Hotel Acatlán: Second Day, from the 'Moving Focus' Series
- Estimate
- $50,000 - 70,000
$100,000
Lot Details
Lithograph in colors, on two sheets of TGL handmade paper (as issued), the full sheets.
1984-85
S. 29 x 75 5/8 in. (73.7 x 192.1 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 91/98 in pencil (there were also 34 artist's proofs), published by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Bedford Village, New York, framed.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
David Hockney discovered the Hotel Romano Angeles in the small town of Acatlán, Hidalgo Province, Mexico, by accident after his car broke down on a trip from Mexico City to Oaxaca. Arranged around a courtyard with tropical plants and a well in the center, its rustic charm and vibrant colors immediately appealed to the artist inspiring five images at the hotel.
"It has so many different perspectives that you are forced to move your eye constantly…It is a totally impossible view from one point, yet there is a clarity and order about the picture. The effect of the space is extremely strong, yet it is not an illusion you want to walk into, because you are already in the picture and walking around". David Hockney in a letter to friend R.B. Kitaj, A Walk Around the Hotel Courtyard, Acatlán, Hockney: The Biography, p. 209
"It has so many different perspectives that you are forced to move your eye constantly…It is a totally impossible view from one point, yet there is a clarity and order about the picture. The effect of the space is extremely strong, yet it is not an illusion you want to walk into, because you are already in the picture and walking around". David Hockney in a letter to friend R.B. Kitaj, A Walk Around the Hotel Courtyard, Acatlán, Hockney: The Biography, p. 209
Literature
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.