1979
The art of David Hockney is always engaging in its pleasant ambiguities: his prints, drawings and paintings are warm but somehow aloof; filled with light yet often dark and brooding in subject; simple, frank and mundane, but also ethereal and complex. The artist’s stature in the contemporary art world is such that, in a 2011 survey of one thousand British painters and sculptors, he was named the most influential British artist of all time.
Hockney grew up in Bradford, in the northern English county of Yorkshire, studying at the Bradford School of Art from 1953 to ’57, and at the Royal College of Art in London from 1959 to 1962. Though he was educated in art at a time when abstraction dominated the field, Hockney stuck resolutely to figurative painting and drawing.
Hockney's early paintings suggest a search for a style, veering from Expressionism to a grotesquerie suggestive of James Ensor. But Hockney found himself almost the moment he arrived in Los Angeles, in 1963. The move from the gray and rainy Britain to a world of bright sunshine and sparkling water brought Hockney a sense of freedom and an artistic epiphany. He would spend most of the next five years in L.A., painting luminous pictures, such as A Bigger Splash (1967), of things that made him happy: swimming pools, manicured lawns, palm trees, stucco buildings and luxuries like shower stalls. Hockney also painted people, almost always his friends. His California portraits such as Beverly Hills Housewife (1966) are considered to be his finest work. They are at once grandly scaled, intimate and poetic.
In the 1970s, Hockney moved back to Britain and spent much of his time on photography and printmaking. He returned to painting in the 1980s, and to subjects like still lifes, seascapes and portraits. Hockney has always been fascinated by the use of technology in art — he’s credited with inventing the technique of joining Polaroid photos in a collage to form a panoramic picture — and has been using the Brush app to paint on an iPad. Because he was prolific and worked in a wide range of mediums, Hockney’s art is available at many price points. His consistently striking and provocative work should have a place in any comprehensive collection of contemporary art.
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$5,200
H 30 in W 21 in D 0.1 in
David Hockney Gregory Evans - 1979 Lithograph - Autographed
By David Hockney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This first release exhibition poster for David Hockney's show at Artcurial, Paris in 1979 features the artwork Gregory Evans, 1976. Referenced in Brian Baggott's Catalogue as ref. no...
Lithograph
$700
H 30 in W 21 in D 0.1 in
Portrait of Gregory Evans Lithograph, Pop Art, 20th Century, Unsigned
By David Hockney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This first release exhibition poster for David Hockney's show at Artcurial, Paris in 1979 features the artwork Gregory Evans, 1976. Referenced in Brian Baggott's Catalogue as ref. no...
Lithograph
$5,787
H 30.12 in W 21.11 in
Hand Signed Gregory Evans Artcurial Paris Exhibition Poster
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Hand signed Artcurial original exhibition poster featuring Gregory Evans. Colour lithographic poster on Creysee paper. 1979. 76.5 x 53.6 cm. Edition of 500. Hand signed in pencil by...
Lithograph, Paper
$710
H 30 in W 21.5 in
Portrait of Gregory Evans - Artcurial, Original Lithographic Poster, 1979
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This original lithographic poster by David Hockney is a portrait of Gregory Evans, his longtime friend, onetime romantic partner and curator. He has been a consistent model, inspiration and support to the artist. Aside from the poster edition of 500, there was a signed and numbered edition of 90 proofs published by the Lelong Gallery in Paris. Certificate of Provenance: Each individual work of art carefully curated by Mourlot Editions comes with a Certificate of Provenance, signed, dated, stamped, and numbered by Eric Mourlot...
Lithograph
YVES-MARIE
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. YVES MARIE. S.A.C. 159. Lithograph, 1974. Edition 51 of 75, plus 24 proofs. Printed in New York by William Law, on Rives BFK paper and published by Petersburg Press. ...
Lithograph
$10,000
H 39 in W 29.5 in D 1.5 in
David Hockney - The Prisoner for Amnesty International hand signed 17/100 Framed
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
David Hockney The Prisoner, for Amnesty International, 1977 Color Offset Lithograph Hand signed, numbered 17/100 and inscribed by the artist on the lower right front Elegant hand mad...
Lithograph, Offset
$800
H 40.5 in W 28.75 in D 0.1 in
An Image of Gregory Offset Print Exhibition Poster, Hockney, 1996
By David Hockney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition poster was created for The Prints of David Hockney, held at The Center for Contemporary Graphic Art and the Tyler Graphics Archive Collection in 1996. Featuring Hockn...
Offset
$588
H 32.68 in W 19.69 in
Cubist Portrait : Vogue - Original Vintage Poster (1985)
By David Hockney
Located in Paris, IDF
David HOCKNEY (after) Cubist Portrait : Vogue Original Vintage Poster (offset-lithograph) Printed in France by Imprimerie Union in Paris 83 x 50 cm (c. 32.6 x 19.6 inch) This poster...
Offset
$400
H 33 in W 23.5 in D 0.1 in
David Hockney 'Zeichnunger 1954-1994, A Drawing Retrospective' 1995- Poster
By David Hockney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This 1995 vintage poster, titled Zeichnungen 1954-1994, A Drawing Retrospective, features Celia in a blue dress with checkered sleeves. Created for David Hockney's drawing retrospect...
Offset
$21,781
H 25.83 in W 19.85 in D 0.04 in
The Print Collector (Portrait of Felix Mann)- 1960s - David Hockney - Lithograph
By David Hockney
Located in Roma, IT
The Print Collector (Portrait of Felix Mann) is an original lithograph realized by David Hockney in 1969. This beautiful artwork is from an edition of...
Lithograph
David Hockney SIGNED vintage portrait Artcurial, Paris 1979 (Gregory Evans 1976)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Original exhibition poster for David Hockney at Artcurial, Paris, 1979. Signed by the artist lower right in pencil. This poster is reproduced from the Hockney lithograph Gregory Evan...
Lithograph
Vintage David Hockney portrait Exhibition poster Graves Art Gallery '80
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
The portrait of the David Hockney’s mother featured on this vintage David Hockney poster is currently on view at the National Portrait Gallery’s e...
Lithograph
Brooke Hopper David Hockney portrait drawing lithograph in black and white
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
A classic David Hockney portrait, this lithograph depicts the artist's friend Brooke Hopper. Brooke Hopper, one of the Hollywood elite, is the daughter of the producer Leland Hayward...
Lithograph
Vintage Hockney poster Celia Wearing Checked Sleeves 1981 Chicago Art Fair
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Printed by Petersburg Press for their exhibition of David Hockney prints and drawings at the 1981 Chicago Art Fair, this beautiful poster reproduces Hockney’s drawing Celia Wearing Checked Sleeves, 1973...
Lithograph
Catherina Dorothea Viehmann David Hockney Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
The frontispiece for Hockney’s Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio and book features Catherina Dorothea Viehmann, the elderly German woman who recounted fairy tales to ...
Etching, Aquatint
Vintage David Hockney poster Andre Emmerich Gallery 1982 (Gregory photo montage)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Original exhibition poster commemorating David Hockney's 1982 show at Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York. This poster reproduces Hockney's 1982 photo montage Gregory, Los Angeles March...
Offset
