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Instantly recognisable, David Hockney’s swimming pools are widely identified as the artist’s most famous motif and embody his fascination with post-war America. In 1978, Hockney established a permanent residence in ‘the promised land’ of Los Angeles. Although printed in New York, Hockney’s large-scale lithograph Afternoon Swimming (1979) is a vivid celebration of life, saturated with the colours, exuberance, and freedom that Hockney associated with California. Incorporating an iconic splash – a reference to his earlier and widely celebrated Los Angeles pool paintings, such as A Bigger Splash (1967) - Afternoon Swimming also reveals the aesthetic influence that the work of Henri Matisse had on Hockney.
'I will make myself my own pool' —Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse, The Swimming Pool, Nice-Cimiez, Hotel Regina, late summer, 1952, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Image: © The Museum of Modern Art, New York/Scala, Florence, Artwork: © Succession Henri Matisse/DACS 2022 In 1952, aged 82, Matisse was staying at the Hôtel Régina in Nice when he expressed a desire to visit his favourite swimming pool in Cannes. Unable to complete the journey in the sweltering heat, the artist exclaimed to his assistant, ‘I will make myself my own pool’. The result was The Swimming Pool, Matisse’s only site-specific cut-out. By painting paper shapes an ultramarine blue and placing them on a band of white paper that stretched around his hotel room, Matisse captured the fluidity of water through which his swimmers dip, dive and dance. La Vague of the same year further emphasises Matisse’s interest in the movement of water – this time, focusing on the undulations of waves. Acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in 1975, Matisse’s The Swimming Pool embarked on a landmark tour around the United States before returning to New York where it was permanently reconstructed in 1977.
Henri Matisse, La Vague, Nice, c. 1952, Musée Matisse, Nice. Artwork: © Succession Henri Matisse/DACS 2022 By 1979, the year that Hockney produced Afternoon Swimming, swimming pools were already an established part of his iconography. Flying into Los Angeles for the first time in 1963, Hockney looked out of the aeroplane window and was immediately captivated by the striking blues of the countless swimming pools scattered throughout the city below. Swimming pools became a motif through which he visually defined Los Angeles, and they illustrate his perception of the city as a liberal, prosperous, and sun-drenched utopia. While realistically depicted figures inhabited Hockney’s earlier pool paintings, other lithographs he produced of swimming pools in the 1970s were largely deserted and focused more on depicting the ever-changing characteristics of water. In contrast, Afternoon Swimming contains three flattened pale-pink figures, with one reaching for a bright orange pool inflatable. The limbs of Hockney’s semi-abstracted swimmers swirl through the composition and appear to undulate in rhythm with the pool water, which ripples from the impact of someone diving in. Far from indicating fully formed figures, Hockney’s swimmers are created through graphic marks which merely allude to human bodies. Similarly, the splash of water and even the trees in the background are constructed entirely of individual staccato marks. The distinctiveness of each lithographic gesture draws parallels with Matisse’s cut outs, in which an overall image emerges through the careful placement of numerous fragments of paper.
Henri Matisse, The Swimming Pool, Nice-Cimiez, Hotel Regina, late summer, 1952, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Image: © The Museum of Modern Art, New York/Scala, Florence, Artwork: © Succession Henri Matisse/DACS 2022 'Whenever I left England, colours got stronger in the pictures. California always affected me with colour. Because of the light you see more colour, people wear more colourful clothes, you notice it, it doesn't look garish: there is more colour in life here.' —David Hockney
David Hockney, Afternoon Swimming, 1979 (details of Lot 12). While aesthetic similarities can be identified between the two swimming pools despite the differing media used, for both artists, these works recall the places that were fundamental to their artistic production. For Hockney, America – and particularly the bohemia of Los Angeles - juxtaposed the repressive atmosphere of post-war Bradford where he grew up. He felt that colours shone brighter in the United States, and he believed this positively impacted his work. For Matisse, his cut-out swimming pool served as a vessel to transport himself out of his blisteringly hot hotel room in 1952, but it also references his long-standing love affair with the French Riviera, which he returned to throughout his life to produce some of his most important works. While other influences on Hockney have been widely explored – such as the impact that the work of Picasso had on the British artist – the relationship between Hockney and Matisse has been less examined. In a bid to rectify this, the Musée Matisse in Nice is currently running an exhibition titled Hockney – Matisse. Un Paradis retrouvé (Hockney – Matisse. A Paradise Found). All the Hockney works on display are on loan from the artist’s personal collection and his foundation based in Los Angeles.
Provenance
Waddington Graphics, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1981Literature
Tyler Graphics 266
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 233
Waddington Graphics 87Artist 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 from the Stellenberg Collection, Cape Town
12
Afternoon Swimming (T.G. 266, M.C.A.T. 233, W.G. 87)
1979
Lithograph in colours, on Arches Cover mould-made paper, the full sheet.
S. 80 x 100.6 cm (31 1/2 x 39 5/8 in.)
Signed, dated and numbered 25/55 in white pencil (there were also 18 artist's proofs), published by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Bedford Village, New York (with their blindstamp), 1980, framed.
Estimate
£250,000 - 400,000 ‡♠
Sold for £302,400
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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 ♠
Sold for £5,670
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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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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 ♠
Sold for £61,740
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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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14
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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23
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 ‡♠
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David Hockney
No Fire, from My Normandy
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
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David Hockney
Untitled (577) (Two Robes)
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £119,700
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31
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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33
David Hockney
My Window: No. 535, 28th June 2009
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £50,400
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34
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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36
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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42
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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43
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 ‡♠
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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 ♠
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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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66
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 ‡♠
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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 ‡♠
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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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76No Reserve
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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