David Hockney (Boirn 1937)
Title: John Hockney
Medium: Original Lithograph , 1980 , on Arches paper, signed by the artist in red pencil, with publishers blond stamp below left.
Size: 16” × 14 ¾” inches | 40.6 × 37.5 cm
Edition: 100
Published by : Gemini G.E.L. Los Angeles with their blind stamp lower right and stamp to reverse
Note: This is a portrait of the artists brother. For 14 years, John Hockney shared an attic bedroom with his brother, David. He didn’t know it then, but in their childhood closeness, he would witness the formative years of one of the greatest artists of the 21st century in a way that few others would. In a recent book, John - the youngest of five children - looks back on early life with his famous sibling, offering a never before seen insight into the whole Hockney family, from growing up in Bradford in the Second World War through to their diverse lives in adulthood across three continents. There are just two years in age between him and David and the brothers grew up playing together, enjoying a shared love of adventure and exploring Yorkshire’s communities on bike and on foot.
Literature:
David Hockney Prints - Tokyo Museum Catalogue 242
Gemini Catalogue, 921
Provenance:
Greenburg Van Doren Gallery, St Louis, MO - Their label verso
Property from the Collections of Webster University, Sold to Benefit the Student Experience
Public Collections: MOMA, New York - https://www.moma.org/collection/works/67688
Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tokyo
