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David Hockney
A Bigger Book, Art Edition A-D
- Estimate
- £80,000 - 120,000♠
£226,800
Lot Details
The complete series of four iPad drawings in colours, printed on archival paper, with full margins, each with the illustrated 680-page chronology books numbered '0014', '0264', '0514', and '0764' respectively, with original print portfolios and adjustable book stands designed by Marc Newson, contained in original cardboard boxes with stamp-numbered labels.
all I. 43.8 x 33 cm (17 1/4 x 13 in.)
all S. 55.9 x 43.2 cm (22 x 17 in.)
books 71.1 x 51.4 x 8.9 cm (28 x 20 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
all S. 55.9 x 43.2 cm (22 x 17 in.)
books 71.1 x 51.4 x 8.9 cm (28 x 20 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
All signed, dated and numbered 14/250 in pencil, the books signed in black ink on the title pages (all from the editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 10,000 without the iPad drawings), co-published by the artist (with his blindstamp) and Taschen, Berlin, the prints framed.
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Provenance
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.