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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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
JOE MCDONALD
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. JOE MCDONALD. Scottish Arts Council 175. Gemini DH76-767. Lithograph in two blacks, 1976. Done in crayon on both a stone and an aluminum ...
Lithograph, ABS
$850
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
$2,000
The older Rapunzel by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
From David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio, an image from the story of Rapunzel. This composition is sourced from Paolo Uccello’s St George and...
Etching, Aquatint
$1,100
The Princess after many years in the Glass Mountain by David Hockney fairy tale
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This etching from David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio depicts the somewhat obscure story Old Rinkrank, which Hockney chose to illustrate beca...
Etching, Aquatint
$21,769
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
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
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
$2,000
The Princess in her tower David Hockney Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
One of David Hockney’s Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm illustrations, taken from the story of ‘The Little Sea Hare’. This tower was likely inspired by Hockney’s travels throu...
Etching, Aquatint
Portrait of a Woman, 1951 - Original lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921) Portrait of a woman, 1951 Original lithograph On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints b...
Lithograph
$938
H 29 in W 25 in D 1 in
Sofafigur, Etching and Aquatint, Hand Signed, Edition of 95, 29x25 in. Framed
By Paul Wunderlich
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Etching and aquatint on lana paper. Image size 19.3 x 14.9 in. Frame size approx 29 x 25 in. Edition of 95. Certificate of authenticity includ...
Etching, Paper, Aquatint
Patitcha
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Patitcha 1947 Aquatint on BFK Rives paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 55.5 x 38 cms (22 x 15 ins) Image size: 34.9 x 27.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 ins) HM15405 Selected Coll...
Aquatint
lithograph for Florilege des amours de Ronsard
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after Matisse). Printed in sanguine ink on cream laid paper from the Papeteries Casteljoux and published in Geneva by Edito-Service in 1970. This reproduces one o...
Lithograph
“Kay-Bah"
By R.C. Gorman
Located in Warren, NJ
R.C Gorman original lithograph “ ” signed and numbered In good condition Measures 28x23
Lithograph
$411
H 11.03 in W 8.86 in
Portrait of a Woman Daydreaming, 1951 - Original Mourlot lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921) Portrait of a Woman Daydreaming, 1951 Original lithograph On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches) Information: From the poetry book "Pages d'Amour" ...
Lithograph
lithograph for Florilege des amours de Ronsard
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after Matisse). Printed in sanguine ink on cream laid paper from the Papeteries Casteljoux and published in Geneva by Edito-Service in 1970. This reproduces one o...
Lithograph
$2,941
H 29.93 in W 22.84 in D 0.04 in
Salvador Dali - La Fontaine Portrait - Handsigned Engraving
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - La Fontaine Portrait - Handsigned Engraving 1974 Hand signed by Dali Edition: /250 The dimensions of the image are 22.8 x 15.7 inches on 31 x 23.2 inch paper Referenc...
Drypoint, Aquatint
Little Girl With Flat Cap
By Peter Ilsted
Located in Middletown, NY
Color mezzotint on fibrous, buff wove paper, 19 x19 inches (482 x 484 mm), full margins. Titled in pencil, lower left, and with the artist's stamp in black ink in the lower right mar...
Etching, Aquatint
Caius Flavius from The Romans by Enrico Baj
By Enrico Baj
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Enrico Baj, Italian (1924 - 2003) Title: Caius Flavius Valerius Claudius Constantinus Year: 1972 Medium: Aquatint Etching with Collage, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition:...
Mixed Media, Etching, Aquatint
$211
H 7.09 in W 6.3 in D 0.04 in
The Other Incarnations of Vishnu - Costumes - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
The other incarnations of Vishnu - Costumes is an original lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the unive...
Lithograph
$1,100
H 20 in W 26 in
Jack Levine American Modernist Social Realist WPA Artist Aquatint Etching
By Jack Levine
Located in Surfside, FL
Jack Levine Etching and aquatint print on paper titled The Spanish General by Jack Levine (American; 1915-2010). Hand signed and numbered 89/100 lower edge. Born to Lithuanian Jewis...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
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H 41 in W 35 in D 1 in
David Hockney 1972 Munich Olympics Poster, Offset Lithograph, Signed
By David Hockney
Located in Aventura, FL
An original vintage poster (Offset lithograph in colors on paper) featuring Hockney's iconic pool diver artwork, created for the 1972 Munich Olympics / Olympische Spiele Munchen. Hoc...
Paper, Lithograph
David Hockney -- The Older Rapunzel
By David Hockney
Located in BRUCE, ACT
David Hockney The Older Rapunzel, 1969 (from the Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm series) aquatint etching Numbered 95/100 lower left Hand signed lower righ...
Etching, Aquatint
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H 7 in W 4 in
Art Card: David Hockney in 1853 gallery (Hand Signed by David Hockney), Framed
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Art Card: David Hockney in 1853 gallery (Hand Signed by David Hockney), 1993 Art Card: David Hockney in 1853 gallery (Hand Signed by David Hockney) Offset lithograph postcard Boldly ...
Postcard
CELIA OBSERVING
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David (English, born 1937). CELIA OBSERVING. Etching and aquatint in colors, 1976. Not in the Scottish Arts Council or Tokyo catalogues, both of which cover earlier work. ...
Aquatint, Etching
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H 31.5 in W 25 in D 1.5 in
Figurative Signed Lithograph Poster for the 1975 Dessins et Gravures Exhibition
By David Hockney
Located in Houston, TX
Original signed exhibition poster for David Hockney's "Dessins et Gravures" Show at Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris 1975. The work features a lounging mustachioed man with a striped bl...
Lithograph
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H 28.55 in W 37.21 in
Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy, from: Friends - Friends Malibu
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Hockney" in the lower right image. It is also dated ‘76’ [1976] next to the signature. It is hand numbered in pencil...
Lithograph
Self Portrait
By David Hockney
Located in Palo Alto, CA
David Hockney Self Portrait, 1980; Created in 1980, this lithograph on paper is hand signed and dated in pencil by David Hockney (Bradford,...
Lithograph
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H 24 in W 34 in
Venice Walk 1983 Vintage David Hockney Exhibition Poster in turquoise teal
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This vintage exhibition poster features a David Hockney photographic collage. Hockney’s keen eye and uncanny ability to capture his subjects’ individuality is evident in this casual portrait of Gregory Evans walking in Venice, California. Hockney’s longtime friend, one-time manager, and former lover, Evans has served as a longtime model and inspiration to the artist for over 40 years. Here, Gregory dons stylish heeled brown boots and flared blue jeans, with red backpack...
Lithograph
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H 31.5 in W 22.5 in
David Hockney portrait drawing vintage 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 exhibition David Hockney: Drawing from Life. This poster was created for the exhibition 'Hockney's Progress: Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Theatre Designs', held at the Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield, 19 September...
Lithograph
Celia, 8365 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Lithograph, 1973, on Arches wove paper, signed, titled, dated and inscribed P.P.II in red pencil, one of two printer's proofs, aside from the edition of 46 ...
Lithograph
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H 39 in W 24 in
Vintage David Hockney Poster Gregory Loading His Camera 1983 in millennial pink
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This vintage exhibition poster features a David Hockney photographic collage. A young man with a mop of curls wearing brown leather loafers crouches over his camera, reloading its f...
Lithograph
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H 17.5 in W 12.25 in
The Boy hidden in a Fish (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Sheet from “The Little Sea Hare” story (from Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Text printed letterpress and “The Boy hidden in a Fish" e...
Etching, Aquatint