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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$15,000
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...
Offset, Lithograph
24th February 2021, Red, Yellow and Purple Flowers on a Blue Tablecloth
By David Hockney
Located in Bristol, GB
From the series 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures inkjet (or digital printed) computer drawing/painting, iPad painting printed on paper Edition 32 of 50 88.9 x 63.5 cm (35 x 25 in)...
Paper
Vertical Dogs
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
David Hockney Vertical Dogs Etching and aquatint printed in colours, 1995. Signed in pencil and numbered 42/80. Printed on on Arches Watercolor, paper by Maurice Payne; Los Angeles, ...
Etching, Aquatint
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
A Bigger Book Art Edition 'Untitled, 468' Signed Inkjet Print
By David Hockney
Located in Bristol, GB
iPad drawing 8-colour inkjet print on cotton-fiber archival paper, with full margins, with the illustrated 680-page chronology book and stand designed by Marc Newson Contained in the...
Archival Paper, Inkjet
$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
Ink in the Room Screen Print, Contemporary, Signed Edition 37/68
By David Hockney
Located in Bristol, GB
23-colour screenprint on Arches 88 paper Edition 37 of 68 + 14 AP's Signed, numbered, dated and blindstamped by publisher on the front (Gemini G.E.L.) Excellent, with minor loss of s...
Screen
$1,100
The glass mountain shattered David Hockney Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
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
The pot boiling 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 ‘Fundevogel’. One of just a few in the series that depicts a single form with such complexity, drawn directly on the plate by Hockney. This is certainly an ode to Giorgio Morandi’s etchings...
Etching, Aquatint
$850
The Enchantress in her Garden David Hockney 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. Hockney stated: “The old woman who wants the child. In one tr...
Etching, Aquatint
The Dog Show
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Measures 71.5 x 49.5 cm. Never framed. An original exhibition poster from the 1990s that features Hockney's artwork of his beloved Stanley and Boodge. David Hockney (born 1937) is...
Paper, Lithograph
David Hockney, Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, 1980
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
1980 Lithograph in colors, on Arches Cover paper, the full sheet Image/sheet: 10 1/2 x 9 in. (26.7 x 22.9 cm) Edition AP LXXXV, apart from the edition of 1000, Published by Tyler Gra...
Paper, Lithograph
HENRY AT TABLE
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David (English, born 1937). S.A.C. 188, Tokyo 178. HENRY AT TABLE. Lithograph, 1976. Edition of 96, plus 25 additional proofs including 18 artists proofs and 7 others for th...
Lithograph
$950
Old Rinkrank threatens the Princess by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
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
Untitled No. 516, from: A Bigger Book, Art Edition D
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Untitled iPad drawing printed on paper from A Bigger Book 2016 56 x 43.2 cm Edition 85 of 250 Hand signed, numbered and dated '10' by Hockney Published by David Hockney and Taschen A...
Paper, Digital
$35,338
My Pool and Terrace (from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary
By David Hockney
Located in Bristol, GB
Etching and aquatint in colours on wove paper Edition 73 of 250 + 30 AP's 73.7 x 106 cm (29 x 41.7 in) Excellent. Only visible on the reverse of the print under studio lighting, mino...
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
Tulips, from Culture Carriers Stamp out Art (Hand Signed) Framed
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
From the famous 1971 British postal workers strike - historic Lithograph mounted on franked envelope of wove paper The Post Office Worker's Strike Commemoration Stamps Limited Editi...
Paper, Lithograph
$2,800
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair David Hockney Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
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, which he chose for its popularity. When illustrating the princ...
Etching, Aquatint
$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
$21,458
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
The Enchantress with the Baby Rapunzel by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Tales
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. The Enchantress with the baby Rapunzel references a Heironymus...
Etching, Aquatint
Reclining Figure by Gregory Evans, Etching and Aquatint, 1974
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. RECLINING FIGURE. Etching and sugarlift aquatint in black, 1974. (S.A.C. 174, M.C.A.T. 163). Edition of 75 + 15 Artist's Proofs published by Petersburg Press, Londo...
Etching, Aquatint
David Hockney Ann Combing Her Hair Signed Lithograph Edition of 75
By David Hockney
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: David Hockney Title: Ann Combing Her Hair Medium: Lithograph on John Koller Handmade Paper Sheet Size: 24" x 31.325" Year: 1979 Edition: 27/75 Inscription: Signed and dated l...
Paper, Lithograph
John Pencil Drawing on Paper
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
A unique pencil drawing by David Hockney, ‘John’ was created in 1969 during his highly sought-after California period. Showcasing Hockney’s exceptional draughtsmanship and expressive...
Pencil, Paper
Banana Drawing, Crayon and Pastel on Paper, Pop Art, Signed, 1970
By David Hockney
Located in Aventura, FL
Original colored crayons and pastel drawing on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by David Hockney. Artwork size 16.75 x 14inches. Frame size approx 27 x 24 inches. Provenance: Annely Juda Fine Art; Richard Gray Gallery. Artwork in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: David Hockney is one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. Perhaps best known for his serial paintings of swimming pools, portraits of friends, and verdant landscapes, the artist’s oeuvre ranges from collaged photography and opera posters to Cubist-inspired abstractions and plein-air paintings of the English countryside. Often returning to a certain motif again and again, he probes the manifold ways one can see an image or a space. Hockney’s exploration of photography’s effect on painting and everyday life is evinced in his hallmark work A Bigger Splash (1967). “In art, new ways of seeing mean new ways of feeling; you can't divorce the two, as, we are now aware, you cannot have time without space and space without time,” he has explained. Born on July 9, 1937 in Bradford, United Kingdom, Hockney attended the Royal College of Art in London alongside R.B. Kitaj. At school, he studied under both Francis Bacon and Peter Blake, but also credits Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse for influencing his distinctive and varied style. In 1963, the artist traveled to Southern California for the first time and fell in love with the bright sunshine and easygoing lifestyle. Since then, he has alternated living and working between Yorkshire, United Kingdom, and Los Angeles, CA. In November 2018, his 1972 painting...
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
$295,000
Views of Hotel Well I (Moving Focus Series), Signed Lithograph, T. 280; DH. 67
By David Hockney
Located in Aventura, FL
Views of Hotel Well I, from Moving Focus series (T. 280; DH. 67). Lithograph printed in colors on TGL handmade paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Edition 15/75. or...
Paper, Lithograph
20th February 2021, Jug With Flowers
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
iPad drawing printed on wove paper 2021 88.9 x 63.5 cm Edition 16 of 50 Hand-signed, dated and numbered in pencil by David Hockney 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures series Publ...
Paper, Digital
CELIA ADJUSTING HER EYELASH
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. CELIA ADJUSTING HER EYELASH. Scottish Arts Council 837, Gemini DH79-904. Lithograph, 1979. Edition of 100, plus 16 Artist's Proofs. signed, dated and numbered 46/100...
Lithograph
$25,000
Tristan und Isolde Opera Signed by David Hockney, Zubin Mehta & 40+ artists
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind David Hockney print that nobody else in the world will have because of all the hand signatures and inscription! Los Angeles Music Center Opera Poster (autographed by Ho...
Offset
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
$14,500
Hockney's Alphabet, portfolio of 26 lithographs signed by Hockney and 23 writers
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
David Hockney Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 26 color lithographs in Fine Art Cartridge paper bound in quarter vellum with handmade Fabriano Roma paper sides, housed in matching box; signed by David Hockney and most contributors in ink and numbered 178 in black ink on the justification page Numbered 178/250 Hand signed by 24 of the contributors, including David Hockney and Steven Spender 12 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches Bound in book and held in slipcase This portfolio features 26 color lithographs in Fine Art Cartridge paper with full margins, bound as issued, in quarter vellum with handmade Fabriano Roma paper sides, in original grey slipcase. It is signed by David Hockney (the artist) and most contributors in ink and numbered 178 in black ink on the justification page, from the edition of 250, with full text and title page, published by Faber & Faber, London, text edits by Stephen Spender, who also signed. It is illustrated by David Hockney, hand signed by David Hockney and Stephen Spender and also signed by the following contributors: Douglas Adams, Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, William Boyd, Margaret Drabble, Patrick Leigh Fermor, William Golding, Seamus Heaney...
Lithograph
$53,845
My Window. Art Edition (No. 751–1, 000), iPad drawing ‘No. 778’, 17th April 2011
By David Hockney
Located in Bristol, GB
My Window. Art Edition (No. 751–1,000), iPad drawing ‘No. 778’, 17th April 2011 8 colour inkjet print on cotton-fibre archival paper and book Edition 187 of 250 (print) Edition 0937...
Inkjet
$40,384
The Round Plate, April 1986 -- Print, Homemade, Still-life by David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
The Round Plate, April 1986, 1986 David Hockney Homemade print in colours executed on an office colour copy machine On Arches rag paper Signed, dated and numbered from the edition o...
Rag Paper, Color
Remember That You Cannot Look at The Sun or Death For Very Long
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Lithographic poster with a yellow silk screen overlay on 170gsm paper. Released by CIRCA in 2021. Limited edition of 3,000 prints. 89.4 x 25.4 cm. The print comes with a stamped dat...
Paper, Lithograph
The Church Tower and the Clock by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
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 ‘Fundevogel’. This etching is from the Brothers Grimm tale of ‘Fundevoge...
Etching, Aquatint
$5,500
David Hockney - UK poster of Grimms' Fairy Tales (autographed by David Hockney)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Grimms' Fairy Tales, 1996 Offset Lithograph Poster Autographed in ink marker on the top front 16 1/2 × 11 1/2 inches Unframed This offset lithograph poster was created on the occasio...
Offset
$15,000
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...
Etching, Aquatint
The bell tower 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 ‘The boy who left home to learn fear’. Hockney chose this story for its ...
Etching, Aquatint
"Untitled No.16" From "The Yosemite Suite" By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
"Untitled No.16" From "The Yosemite Suite" By David Hockney David Hockney, a prominent British artist, is celebrated for his versatile and innovative contributions to 20th-century ...
Paper, Inkjet
Barbican Centre for the Arts Exhibition Poster
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Original exhibition poster produced when Hockney exhibited his work at the Barbican Centre in London. Features part of Hockney's Cubistic Bar artwork, a period where he explored Cubi...
Paper, Lithograph
White Lines Dancing in Printing Ink - Abstract British Art
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "David Hockney" in the lower right margin. It is also dated in pencil "90" (1990) next to the signature. It...
Lithograph
Hand Signed Venice Art Walk
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Offset lithographic poster in colours on wove paper 50.8 x 99.1 cm 2007 Hand signed in black ink by Hockney Framed David Hockney (born 1937) is one of the most influential 20th cen...
Paper, Lithograph
$1,400
Digging up glass by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
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
Sunflower I
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Sunflower I By David Hockney 1995 Etching with aquatint on Arches Aquarelle wove paper 68 x 56.4 cm Edition of 80 Hand-signed, dated and numbered in pencil Printed by Maurice Payne, ...
Etching, Aquatint, Wove Paper
Flowers in Basket on Table Cloth
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Flowers in Basket on Table Cloth By David Hockney 1989 28 x 22 cm Printed with date and time stamp SEP 29 '89 14:44 DH IN THE HILS and P.9/25 Unique Excellent condition Framed David...
Digital
The Arrival of Spring, Normandy Royal Academy Exhibition Poster
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
The Arrival of Spring, Normandy No.340 exhibition poster. Published by the Royal Academy, London. 2020. 76.2 x 50.8 cm. During the pandemic, Hockney created 116 artworks that capture...
Paper, Lithograph
The Arrival of Spring Royal Academy Exhibition Posters Full Set
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Full set of four The Arrival of Spring, Normandy exhibition posters. Published by the Royal Academy, London. 2020. Each 76.2 x 50.8 cm. During the pandemic, Hockney created 116 artwo...
Paper, Lithograph
20th February 2021, Jug With Flowers
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
2021 iPad painting printed on wove paper 88.9 x 63.5 cm (99.7 x 73.7 cm framed) Edition of 50 Hand-signed, dated and numbered in pencil by David Hockney 20 Flowers and Some Bigger ...
Paper, Digital
Hand Signed 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
Composition Red and Blue
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
2005 Offset lithograph holiday card in colours on wove paper with the accompanying blue paper folio 10.7 x 28 cm An unsigned, unnumbered work from the edition of unknown size Publish...
Offset
$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
Panama Hat with a Bow Tie on a Chair, from The Geldzahler Portfolio
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Etching and aquatint, 1998, on Somerset Satin White paper, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 69th from the edition of 100 (there were also 15 artist’s proofs), printed by Maurice ...
Etching, Aquatint
David Hockney, Gold, (Rumpelstilzchen Series)
By David Hockney
Located in Hamburg, DE
David Hockney (British, b. 1937) Gold, 1969 Series: Rumpelstilzchen (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Medium: Etching and aquatint on handmade paper Dimensions: 62 x 46 cm (2...
Etching, Aquatint
Alaska Homemade Laser Print
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
1990 Unique homemade laser print on Parsons Linen Ledger cotton fibre paper, with the manufacturer's watermarks 21.5 x 28cm Inscribed "Alaska snap laser print 1990" Published by the ...
Cotton, Laser, Paper
David Hockney The Buzzing of the Blue Guitar From The Blue Guitar Series
By David Hockney
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: David Hockney Title: "The Buzzing of the Blue Guitar" (from The Blue Guitar Series) Year: 1977 Medium: Etching with Aquatint on Inveresk Mould-Made Paper Sheet size: 21.65" x...
Paper, Etching