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David Hockney, We Two Boys Together Clinging, 1961. Image: Prudence Cuming Associates, Artwork: © David Hockney. 'The interesting thing is that one of David’s best paintings came directly from the final etching in the story, which is a picture of two boys hugging each other having been saved from what is a really monstrous vagina' —Mark Berger
Written by Mark Berger, Gretchen and the Snurl is a gay fairy-tale in which an innocent young boy called Gretchen goes out into the world and meets an alien creature named Snurl. Together, they evade a fearsome monster called the Snatch, which tries to engulf them both. Mark Berger was a student at the Royal College of Art, London, alongside David Hockney. Hockney loved the tale of Gretchen and the Snurl when Berger shared it with him, leading Berger to ask Hockney to create some accompanying illustrations. Hockney produced five etching and aquatints in response. The composition of the final illustration, a depiction of Gretchen and Snurl embracing at the end of the tale, inspired Hockney’s painting of 1961, We Two Boys Together Clinging. The painting lifts its title from a poem by Walt Whitman, often interpreted as a verse about homosexual love. Produced at a time when homosexuality was still illegal in England, the works of Hockney and Berger have an additional poignance.
Provenance
Gifted by the artist to the present owner circa 1965
Literature
Editions Alecto 429
Scottish Arts Council 9
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 9Artist 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.
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Gretchen and the Snurl (E.A. 429, S.A.C. 9, M.C.A.T. 9)
1961
Five etching and aquatints, printed on one sheet of Crisbrook handmade paper, with full margins.
overall I. 12 x 57.5 cm (4 3/4 x 22 5/8 in.)
S. 25 x 70 cm (9 7/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
Signed and dated in pencil, an unnumbered proof aside from the edition of 50 (there were also 16 artist's proofs, S.A.C. and M.C.A.T. call for an edition of 75), published by Editions Alecto, London, 1963, framed.
Estimate
£2,500 - 3,500 ♠
Sold for £5,670
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David Hockney
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David Hockney
towards art? The contribution of the RCA to the Fine Arts 1952-62
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David Hockney
Gretchen and the Snurl (E.A. 429, S.A.C. 9, M.C.A.T. 9)
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David Hockney
Rumpelstilzchen (S.A.C. 103-108, M.C.A.T. 100-105)
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David Hockney
Corbusier Chair and Rug
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David Hockney
French Shop (S.A.C. 122, M.C.A.T. 112)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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David Hockney
An Imaginary Landscape (S.A.C. 67)
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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)
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David Hockney
Afternoon Swimming (T.G. 266, M.C.A.T. 233, W.G. 87)
Estimate £250,000 - 400,000 ‡♠
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David Hockney
Swimming Pool Carpet, from the Arterior Collection
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
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David Hockney
Olympische Spiele München (Olympic Games Munich)
Estimate £800 - 1,000 ♠
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David Hockney
Marguerites (S.A.C. 157, M.C.A.T. 141)
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
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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 ‡♠
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David Hockney
Conversation in the Studio, from Moving Focus (T.G. 271, M.C.A.T. 260)
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Tyler Dining Room, from Moving Focus (T.G. 278, M.C.A.T. 261)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠
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Van Gogh Chair (White)
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
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David Hockney
Two Red Chairs and Table, March 1986 (M.C.A.T. 316)
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠
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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 ‡♠
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David Hockney
Untitled No. 1, from The Yosemite Suite
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
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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 ‡♠
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The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 19 February
Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 ‡♠
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David Hockney
A Bigger Fire, from My Normandy
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David Hockney
No Fire, from My Normandy
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David Hockney
Untitled (577) (Two Robes)
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
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David Hockney
A Bigger Book, Art Edition A
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
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David Hockney
A Bigger Book, Art Edition D
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
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David Hockney
My Window: No. 535, 28th June 2009
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
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David Hockney
My Window: No. 778, 17th April 2011
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
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David Hockney
My Window: No. 281, 23rd July 2010
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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 ‡♠
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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 ‡♠
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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 ‡♠
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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 ‡♠
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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 ‡♠
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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 ‡♠
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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 ♠
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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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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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