1974
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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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
MO ASLEEP
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. MO ASLEEP. S.A.C. 124. Etching and aquatint, 1971. Artist proof, apart from the edition of 75 plus 16 proofs. Proofed by Maurice Payne and printed by Shirley Clement at The Print Shop, Amsterdam. Published by Petersburg Press. 27 x 21 inches, 680 x 535 mm. (plate), 35 1/2 x 27 3/4 inches (sheet).Mo McDermott...
Aquatint, Etching
PEGGY
By Walt Kuhn
Located in Portland, ME
Kuhn, Walt, (American, 1877-1949). PEGGY. Lithograph, not dated, but likely 1925-1930. Edition size not stated, but likely 50. Signed in pencil, and inscribed at the lower edge of th...
Lithograph
UNTITLED PORTRAIT (Self Portrait?)
By Byron Browne
Located in Portland, ME
Browne, Byron (American, 1907-1961). UNTITLED PORTRAIT (Self Portrait?). watercolor and pencil, 1942. Signed and dated, lower right. 14 x 11 inches. Matted to 20 x 16 inches In e...
Watercolor
UNTITLED PORTRAIT
By John Heliker
Located in Portland, ME
Heliker, John. (American, 1909-2000). UNTITLED PORTRAIT. Ink on paper, not dated, likely 1930s. The image is of a man, likely a factory worker, seated, wearing a cap, leaning his face on one hand, with factory structures in the background. Signed, lower right. c. 8 x 8 inches 0n a larger sheet. In excellent condition. Heliker was born in Yonkers and spent his adult life dividing his time between Manhattan, where he taught art for decades, and Great Cranberry Island...
Ink
FIGURE NO. 1
By Louis Schanker
Located in Portland, ME
Schanker, Louis (American 1903-1981). FIGURE NO.1. Johnson 99. Wood etching in colors, 1949. Edition of 6. Titled and signed in pencil. 25 1/2 X 13 3/8 inches (image). Framed to 33...
Woodcut
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
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
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
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
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
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
