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What is David Hockney's most famous piece?
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What David Hockney's most famous piece is can be debated. Many experts state that the British artist’s best-known work is 1967's A Bigger Splash, which shows a swimming pool viewed on a sunny day. Other popular works by Hockney include The Splash (1967), Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy (1971), Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972), My Parents (1977) and Self Portrait with Red Braces (2003). Explore a selection of David Hockney art on 1stDibs.
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In Tangier
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in London, GB
Howard Hodgkin
In Tangier, 1991
Screenprint in 22 colours on huntsman velvet 300gsm paper
Signed with initials HH, numbered (63/72) and dated ('91) in pencil
82 × 86 cm
Edition of 7...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Venetian Views: Venice, Morning -- Print, Hand-coloured by Howard Hodgkin
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in London, GB
Venetian Views: Venice, Morning, 1995
Howard Hodgkin
Lift-ground etching and aquatint with carborundum printed in colours with hand-colouring in cadmium red, phthalo green-blue shad...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Acrylic, Etching, Aquatint
Welcome (Commissioned by Andy Warhol for Winter Olympics 1984, Sarajevo) Hodgkin
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
In 1983, Hodgkin was asked by Andy Warhol to contribute to the official art portfolio of the Olympic Winter games to be held in Sarajevo in 1984. He produced this striking print, wit...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin - green and yellow etching watercolour gouache
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
This vibrant abstract orange and green print is part of a group of soft-ground etchings (Artist and Model, Artist and Model (in green and yellow), These…Plants) by Howard Hodgkin. The two versions of Artist and Model are printed from the same plates, but in different colors. In this iteration, green watercolor contrasts beautifully with marigold orange, crimson, and terra cotta red. Seen in all three prints is a bust in silhouette before a window. Artist and Model is a surprising name, as Hodgkin never painted or drew from a model.
Signed by the artist with initials, dated 1980, and numbered lower center in red crayon. Soft-ground etching with hand coloring in a yellow watercolor wash and green gouache on Stoneridge mould-made etching paper. Edition 100.
Howard Hodgkin was introduced to the etching technique used in Artist and Model (in green and yellow) at Petersburg Press, where this print was produced and where he would become a long-time collaborator. This technique allowed him to work fluidly and spontaneously, creating the moody interior scenes that mark Hodgkin’s work from the late 70s and early 80s.
Catalogue reference: Elizabeth Knowles...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
Lotus
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in London, GB
Screenprint from 20 screens with embossing. On Velin Arches mould-made paper
Based on 'Lotus', textile dyes on hand-made Indian paper, 1978
Signed and dated in pencil, lower centre. ...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Color, Screen
A Furnished Room Howard Hodgkin, colorful abstract red green interior scene
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Abstract red, green and grey interior scene with lines, shapes and hand painted brushstroke texture. Colorful large scale work ideal for display in minimalist, modern and contemporar...
Category
1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint

