Considered as one of the most influential British artists of the 20th Century, David Hockney (b. 1937) inspires artists from around the UK to experiment with different techniques and mediums such as printmaking and using acrylic paints. His work includes portrait and landscape works, blending painting and photography.
What is David Hockney famous for? Well, he is known for his bright, eye-catching modern pop-art, and was a major figure in the pop art movement of the 1960's. Hockney was one of the best draughtsman of his time and gained international success in his mid-20's, leading to his work being exhibited in galleries globally and a stream of one-man shows being held worldwide.
"The joy and urge to draw is an ancient, 40,000 year old impulse". - David Hockney.
Hockney was born in Bradford, July 1937 but has worked and lived in both England and Los Angeles. He attended Bradford School of Art where he featured in the Young Contemporaries exhibition, alongside fellow British artist Peter Blake, and then at the Royal College of Art, where he was awarded a gold medal for etching. After refusing to write an essay required for his final diploma exam (because he was of the opinion that he should be assessed solely on his artwork), the RCA recognised his ever growing reputation and superb talent, changing its practices and awarding him with the diploma.
We have a dozen new David Hockney works including posters, lithographic posters, etching pieces and handmade prints that have just landed at the gallery. Here is a sneak preview of these new pieces, available to view at the gallery right now.
Paintings and Drawings for Parade
37.5" (h) x 26.5" (w)
Signed poster
Framed by Exhibit One with museum glass
£3,000
Salts Mill, Saltaire, Yorkshire
15" (h) x 39" (w)
Signed poster
Framed by Exhibit One with museum glass
£3,000
Igor Stravinsky: Metropolitan Opera, 1981
38" (h) x 17" (w)
Original lithographic poster
Framed by Exhibit One with museum glass
£1,950
Parade 1981
38" (h) x 24" (w)
Offset lithographic poster
Framed by Exhibit One with museum glass
£1,250
Tristan und Isolde 1987
39" (h) x 20" (w)
Offset lithographic poster
Framed by Exhibit One with museum glass
£1,250
Red Square and the Forbidden City from China Diary 1982
19.5" (h) x 21.3" (w) (Paper size)
Original hand signed, dated and numbered lithograph in colours on Somerset wove paper
Edition of 1000
£7,250
'Dessins et Gravures' for Galerie Claude Bernard 1975
25" (h) x 17.5" (w)
Offset lithographic poster
Signed and numbered
155 from edition of 450
Framed by Exhibit One with museum glass
£1,500
Little Boodge 1993
11" (h) x 16.5" (w)
Offset lithograph
Signed
Framed by Exhibit One with museum glass
£1,500
The Older Rapunzel 1969
22cm (h) x 24.5cm (w)
Etching
Signed
Price on Application
The Drooping Plant
11" (h) x 8.5" (w)
Homemade print on 120g Arches rag paper executed on an office colour copy machine
Limited edition of 46
Signed
Framed by Exhibit One with museum glass
Price on Application
Dancing Flowers 1986
22" (h) x 25.5" (w)
Handmade print in 6 parts, created on an office colour copy machine, an acid-free Xerox paper
Signed, dated and numbered 19/60 in pencil
Published by the artist with his blindstamp
Framed by Exhibit One with museum glass
Price on Application