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David Hockney
Hockney's Alphabet
- Estimate
- £1,500 - 2,000♠
£1,651
Lot Details
The complete book including 26 lithographs in colours, on Exhibition Fine Art Cartridge paper, the full sheets bound (as issued), with text and title page, in quarter vellum with handmade Fabriano Roma paper boards, contained in the original grey slipcase.
1991
34.5 x 25 x 2.8 cm (13 5/8 x 9 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Signed by the artist and the editor in black ink on the justification page, from the special edition of unknown size, aside from the numbered deluxe edition of 250 (there was also an edition of 26 lettered A-Z and an edition of 24 in Roman numerals), published by Faber & Faber, London.
Specialist
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.