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David Hockney

Rapunzel, from Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm (S.A.C. 81-86, M.C.A.T. 78-83)

Estimate
£1,500–2,000♠︎
1969
The complete leporello with six etchings (five with aquatint), and texts, printed on joined sheets of Hodgkinson handmade paper watermarked DH and PP, the full sheet.
all I. various, largest 44 x 31.2 cm (17 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.)
overall S. 45 x 374.1 cm (17 3/4 x 147 1/4 in.)
Signed in pencil on the title page, a proof set from the portfolio edition (the numbered edition was 100 and 15 artist's proofs, there was also a bound book edition of 100), published by Petersburg Press, London, in association with Kasmin Gallery, New York, 1970, printed in the Netherlands, framed (unprinted end pages folded under).
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Including Rapunzel Growing in the Garden; The Enchantress in Her Garden; The Enchantress With the Baby Rapunzel; The Older Rapunzel; The Tower Had One Window; and Rapunzel, Rapunzel Let Down Your Hair.

David Hockney

British | B. 1937 D. 2026

David Hockney is one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. With a career spanning over seven decades, Hockney’s practise embraced many mediums including painting, edition-making, and collage, with his more recent digital iPad drawings defining the later part of his career. From semi-abstract representations of domestic life and vibrant still-lifes, to detailed portraits of his closest friends, Hockney’s artworks are nothing short of electric, reflecting the eccentric personality of one of Britain’s greatest artists. 

Hockney’s works have been 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.

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