Property from a New England Collection
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David Hockney
Two Self-Portraits
- Estimate
- £40,000 - 60,000‡♠
£25,400
Lot Details
Two pen and ink drawings, on wove paper, bound within a leather-covered Edwardian parlour game book entitled The Faces of My Friends, a further 22 ink drawings by the artist’s family and friends, including his mother Laura, sister Margaret, and Ian Falconer from the period 1982-1984, and drawings from circa 1910 at the beginning of the book.
1982
book overall 17.1 x 10.5 x 1.3 cm (6 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Both drawings signed, and one dated in black ink, the additional drawings all signed, and some dated by their respective authors.
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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.