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David Hockney
The Sexton Disguised as a Ghost; and Old Rinkrank Threatens the Princess, plates 20 and 30 from Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
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- £1,000 - 1,500•‡♠
£3,000
Lot Details
Two etching and aquatints, on Hodgkinson handmade wove paper watermarked 'DH / PP', with full margins.
1969
both I. various sizes
both S. approx. 45 x 40.5 cm (17 3/4 x 15 7/8 in.)
both S. approx. 45 x 40.5 cm (17 3/4 x 15 7/8 in.)
Both signed and each numbered 92/100 and 87/100 respectively in pencil on the front, one inscribed 'Grimm Portfolio' in sepia ink (faded) 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 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.