David Hockney - Evening & Day Editions London Thursday, January 21, 2021 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Scottish Arts Council 70-108
    Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 67-105

  • Catalogue Essay

    The loose prints include:
    The Princess in Her Tower, 2
    The Enchantress with the Baby Rapunzel, 14
    The Sexton Disguised as a Ghost Stood Still as Stone, 21
    The Haunted Castle, 23
    A Black Cat Leaping, 25
    The Glass Mountain, 29

142

Illustrations for Six Fairytales from the Brothers Grimm (S.A.C. 70-108; M.C.A.T. 67-105)

1969
The complete set of 45 etchings, including 39 bound and six loose (as issued), on Hodgkinson handmade paper watermarked 'DH / PP', the full sheets and with full margins, all contained in the original dark blue leather-bound book and folder, within the matching slipcase.
all I. various sizes
all S. approx. 45 x 31 cm (17 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
slipcase 47.7 x 32.4 x 4.7 cm (18 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.)

The book signed and numbered 'Ed. D. 1/100' in pencil on the justification (one of four editions annotated 'A-D', there were also 15 artist's proofs), the six loose etchings all signed in pencil on the front, and titled and numbered in black ink on the reverse, published by Petersburg Press, London in association with Kasmin Gallery, New York, 1970, the six loose prints unframed.

Estimate
£7,000 - 10,000 ‡ ♠

Sold for £16,380

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Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 21 January 2021