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In August 1978, David Hockney arrived in Bedford, upstate New York, to visit his close friend Ken Tyler. After many prolific years, Hockney’s painting production had ground to a halt and he had not produced a new canvas in several months. Tyler, a master printmaker and the owner of Tyler Graphics Ltd., encouraged Hockney to experiment with an unconventional technique he had recently developed. This resulted in an incredibly fruitful period of artistic production which reinvigorated Hockney.
Engaging with Tyler’s new method of using dyed paper pulp, Hockney created his Paper Pools series: unique works which resulted in a cross between painting, printmaking and paper making. Pleased with the results, Hockney published a book on his Paper Pools with Thames & Hudson in 1980. To accompany the book, Hockney produced a vibrant lithograph of a swimming pool, Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, from Paper Pools (1980). Simultaneously, Hockney also worked on a series of eleven editions of lithographic prints of a swimming pool between 1978 and 1980. Lithographic Water Made of Lines is one of the earlier prints from this series and, like Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, from Paper Pools, it was inspired by Ken Tyler’s backyard swimming pool. Printed by Tyler Graphics Ltd., these lithographs attest to the importance of Hockney’s collaborative relationship with Ken Tyler and simultaneously highlight the artist’s fascination with the formal challenge of depicting water.
Kenneth Tyler resting on the diving board of his swimming pool. Image: © Lindsay Green. 'Ken [Tyler] had a swimming pool in the garden… I kept looking at the swimming pool… it is a wonderful subject – water, the light on the water… every time you see it, it takes on a different character. You look at the surface, you look below it, you look through it, every day it looks different' —David HockneyIn both lithographs, the stillness of the solid, protruding diving board contrasts with the heavily marked surface of the pool below. Dynamic blue gestures evoke the constant movement of the water and are reminiscent of the bold arcs that Hockney had painted on the bottom of his own backyard pool by 1978. To produce Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Hockney used a single aluminium plate. Demonstrating the diversity of line, Hockney creates depth, shadow, variations in tone and produces the transparent effect of water. The importance of these graphic marks is emphasised by their presence in Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, from Paper Pools. However, Hockney here experiments with the layering of colours to increase depth. The vivid orange and green also create a hedonistic environment which harks back to his early paintings of the swimming pools of Los Angeles.
Michael Childers, David Hockney, poolside in Los Angeles, with polaroids of David Stolts and Ian Falconer, circa 1978. Image: © Michael Childers/Corbis via Getty Images Swimming pools had been a staple of Hockney’s oeuvre since the early days of his career. Iconic paintings such as A Bigger Splash (1967) were fundamental in bringing the artist to prominence. At a time when paintings do not appear to have been coming as easily, Hockney returned to his trusted and celebrated motif, but reinvented this imagery through printmaking and his experimentations using paper pulp.
Provenance
The Black Horse Bookshop, Norwich
Acquired from the above by the present owner, January 1989Literature
Tyler Graphics 269
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 234Artist Biography
David Hockney
David 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 the
changing 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.
Property of a Private UK Collector
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Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, from Paper Pools (T.G. 269, M.C.A.T. 234)
1980
Lithograph in colours, on Arches Cover paper, the full sheet, with the accompanying book Paper Pools and its card slipcase.
S. 26.6 x 22.9 cm (10 1/2 x 9 in.)
book 27.5 x 23.5 x 1.5 cm (10 7/8 x 9 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Signed, dated and numbered 319/1000 in pencil, the book signed in blue ink and stamp-numbered on the justification (there were also 100 artist's proofs), published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Bedford Village, New York (with their blindstamp), the print framed.
Estimate
£20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £61,740
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David Hockney
London Auction 13 September 2022
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David Hockney
towards art? The contribution of the RCA to the Fine Arts 1952-62
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 ♠
Sold for £1,386
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David Hockney
Gretchen and the Snurl (E.A. 429, S.A.C. 9, M.C.A.T. 9)
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ♠
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David Hockney
Rumpelstilzchen (S.A.C. 103-108, M.C.A.T. 100-105)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ♠
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David Hockney
Corbusier Chair and Rug
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ♠
Sold for £6,930
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David Hockney
French Shop (S.A.C. 122, M.C.A.T. 112)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
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David Hockney
An Etching and a Lithograph for Editions Alecto (E.A. 474, S.A.C. 129, M.C.A.T. 121)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
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David Hockney
He Enquired after the Quality, plate 3 from Illustrations for 14 Poems by C.P. Cavafy (E. A. 460, S.A.C. 49, M.C.A.T. 49)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
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The Beginning, plate 9 from Illustrations for 14 Poems by C.P. Cavafy (E.A. 466, S.A.C. 55, M.C.A.T. 55)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ♠
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David Hockney
An Imaginary Landscape (S.A.C. 67)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £2,772
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David Hockney
Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, from Paper Pools (T.G. 269, M.C.A.T. 234)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
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David Hockney
Lithographic Water Made of Lines (T.G. 253, M.C.A.T. 210)
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £126,000
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David Hockney
Afternoon Swimming (T.G. 266, M.C.A.T. 233, W.G. 87)
Estimate £250,000 - 400,000 ‡♠
Sold for £302,400
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David Hockney
Swimming Pool Carpet, from the Arterior Collection
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £10,710
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David Hockney
Olympische Spiele München (Olympic Games Munich)
Estimate £800 - 1,000 ♠
Sold for £5,040
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David Hockney
Marguerites (S.A.C. 157, M.C.A.T. 141)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £28,980
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David Hockney
The Blue Guitar (S.A.C. 199-218, M.C.A.T 178-197)
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £52,920
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David Hockney
Two Pembroke Studio Chairs, from Moving Focus (T.G. 276, M.C.A.T. 264)
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000 ‡♠
Sold for £27,720
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David Hockney
Conversation in the Studio, from Moving Focus (T.G. 271, M.C.A.T. 260)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
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David Hockney
Tyler Dining Room, from Moving Focus (T.G. 278, M.C.A.T. 261)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
Sold for £113,400
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David Hockney
Van Gogh Chair (White)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £100,800
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David Hockney
Two Red Chairs and Table, March 1986 (M.C.A.T. 316)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £30,240
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David Hockney
A Bigger Book, Art Edition A-D
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ♠
Sold for £226,800
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David Hockney
My Window: No. 535 28th June 2009; No. 281 23rd July 2010; No. 610, 23rd December 2010; and No. 778, 17th April 2011
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ♠
Sold for £170,100
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David Hockney
Untitled (224) (Striped Mug)
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £113,400
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David Hockney
Untitled No. 1, from The Yosemite Suite
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £126,000
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David Hockney
The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 30 May
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡♠
Sold for £340,200
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David Hockney
The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 19 February
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
Sold for £315,000
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David Hockney
A Bigger Fire, from My Normandy
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £60,480
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David Hockney
No Fire, from My Normandy
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £22,680
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David Hockney
Untitled (577) (Two Robes)
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £119,700
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David Hockney
A Bigger Book, Art Edition A
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £44,100
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David Hockney
A Bigger Book, Art Edition D
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £49,140
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David Hockney
My Window: No. 535, 28th June 2009
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £50,400
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David Hockney
My Window: No. 778, 17th April 2011
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £69,300
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David Hockney
My Window: No. 281, 23rd July 2010
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
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David Hockney
The Old Guitarist, plate 2 from The Blue Guitar (S.A.C. 200, M.C.A.T. 179)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £8,190
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David Hockney
Franco-American Mail, plate 5 from The Blue Guitar (S.A.C. 203, M.C.A.T. 182)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £4,032
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David Hockney
In a Chiaroscuro, plate 9 from The Blue Guitar (S.A.C 207, M.C.A.T. 186)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £4,788
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David Hockney
Figures with Still Life, plate 10 from The Blue Guitar (S.A.C. 208, M.C.A.T. 187)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £3,024
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David Hockney
A Picture of Ourselves, plate 12 from The Blue Guitar (S.A.C. 210, M.C.A.T. 189)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £5,292
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David Hockney
The Poet, plate 13 from The Blue Guitar (S.A.C. 211, M.C.A.T. 190)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £4,032
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David Hockney
Etching is the Subject, plate 14 from The Blue Guitar (S.A.C. 212, M.C.A.T. 191)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £4,410
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David Hockney
Tick It, Tock It, Turn It True, plate 15 from The Blue Guitar (S.A.C. 213, M.C.A.T. 192)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £5,040
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David Hockney
I Say They Are, plate 16 from The Blue Guitar (S.A.C 214, M.C.A.T. 193)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £4,410
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David Hockney
Serenade, plate 19 from The Blue Guitar (S.A.C. 217, M.C.A.T. 196)
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £5,292
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David Hockney
What is This Picasso?, plate 20 from The Blue Guitar (S.A.C. 218, M.C.A.T. 197)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £11,970
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David Hockney
Celia Making Tea, New York, Dec
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £30,240
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David Hockney
Celia Smoking (Gemini G.E.L. 449, S.A.C. 146, M.C.A.T. 136)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £11,970
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David Hockney
Celia Looks (Gemini G.E.L. 1650, M.C.A.T. 247)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £16,380
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David Hockney
Celia in a Wicker Chair (M.C.A.T. 158)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £32,760
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David Hockney
Maurice Payne (S.A.C. 123, M.C.A.T. 115)
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500 ♠
Sold for £5,040
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David Hockney
Ian & Heinz, July 1986 (M.C.A.T. 292)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £37,800
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David Hockney
Self-Portrait, July 1986 (M.C.A.T. 295)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £52,920
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David Hockney
Celia with Chair (M.C.A.T. 306)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £11,340
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David Hockney
Rudolf Nureyev
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £18,900
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David Hockney
Kasmin Reading. Carennac. August 1970
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £52,920
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David Hockney
Portrait of Quentin Crisp (Life Drawing at RCA)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠†
Sold for £17,640
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David Hockney
Ann Combing Her Hair (Gemini G.E.L. 830, M.C.A.T. 215)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £10,710
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David Hockney
Ann Putting on Lipstick (Gemini G.E.L. 829, M.C.A.T. 217)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
Sold for £4,410
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David Hockney
Gregory Evans, from Friends (Gemini G.E.L. 712, M.C.A.T. 165)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 ‡♠
Sold for £4,032
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David Hockney
Wuxi 43-16
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 ‡♠
Sold for £4,788
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David Hockney
Bridlington
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £2,520
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David Hockney
The Master Printer of Los Angeles (Gemini G.E.L. 451, S.A.C. 149, M.C.A.T. 139)
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 ♠
Sold for £6,300
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David Hockney
The Master Printer of Los Angeles
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £2,394
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David Hockney
Office Chair (M.C.A.T. 320)
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
Sold for £32,760
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David Hockney
Man Reading Stendhal, July 1986 (M.C.A.T. 302)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
Sold for £15,120
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David Hockney
Still Life with Curtains, March 1986 (M.C.A.T. 289)
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
Sold for £16,380
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David Hockney
Bowl of Fruit, April 1986 (M.C.A.T. 299)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
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David Hockney
Apples, Pears & Grapes, May 1986 (M.C.A.T. 291)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
Sold for £16,380
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David Hockney
Extending, February 1990
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
Sold for £20,160
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David Hockney
Grey Blooms, May 1986 (M.C.A.T. 305)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
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David Hockney
Red Flowers and Green Leaves, Separate, May
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡♠
Sold for £27,720
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David Hockney
Pushing Up, from Some More New Prints (Gemini G.E.L. 1622, M.C.A.T. 340)
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £18,900
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David Hockney
Above and Beyond, from Some More New Prints (Gemini G.E.L. 1625, M.C.A.T. 339)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
Sold for £39,060
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David Hockney
China Diary (M.C.A.T. 254)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ♠
Sold for £6,300
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David Hockney
My Window
Estimate £400 - 600 •♠
Sold for £1,890
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David Hockney
Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow)
Estimate £600 - 800 •♠
Sold for £567
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David Hockney
Hockney’s Alphabet
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ♠
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