David Hockney

British · 1937–2026 · Painter, Printmaker

David Hockney was a British painter, stage designer and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most… (Wikipedia)

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Nichols CanyonPhillips · Dec 2020$41,067,500≈ £30,887,109≈ €33,861,725Sign up to see
A Neat LawnPhillips · Jun 2021$11,000,000≈ £7,863,883≈ €9,204,251Sign up to see
The GatePhillips · Nov 2016$6,970,000≈ £5,608,304≈ €6,512,801Sign up to see

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Ossie
Drawing · Paper
17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Phillips · Nov 15, 2017 · Lot 110
$62,500≈ £47,460≈ €52,787Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Celia Reclining
United Kingdom
Rago Auctions · Nov 11, 2017 · Lot 590
$4,375≈ £3,317≈ €3,754Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Friends
United Kingdom
Rago Auctions · Nov 11, 2017 · Lot 591
$3,625≈ £2,749≈ €3,111Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
The tower had one window
Aquatint · Paper · ed. B 53/100
34 x 15cm
Van Ham · Oct 26, 2017 · Lot 39
€1,097≈ $1,289≈ £976Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Van Ham ↗
An Image of Gregory (from Moving Focus), 1984-1985
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 22, 2017 · Lot 54
$22,500≈ £17,074≈ €19,165Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Walking Past Two Chairs (from Moving Focus), 1984-1986
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 22, 2017 · Lot 55
$47,500≈ £36,045≈ €40,460Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Four Part Splinge (from Some New Prints), 1993-1994
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 22, 2017 · Lot 56
$13,750≈ £10,434≈ €11,712Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Slow Forest (from Some New Prints), 1993
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 22, 2017 · Lot 57
$5,938≈ £4,506≈ €5,058Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Ink in the Room (from Some New Prints), 1993
Screenprint · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 22, 2017 · Lot 58
$5,625≈ £4,268≈ €4,791Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Blue Hang Cliff (from Some New Prints), 1993
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 22, 2017 · Lot 59
$7,500≈ £5,691≈ €6,388Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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David Hockney signature

1,112 catalogued lots by David Hockney record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (67% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right80
on the reverse11
lower left10
in the margin7
lower centre6
along the bottom3

Form

signed866
signed and dated130
signed in pencil55
initialled46
monogrammed15

(i) The iPad drawing numbered ’5/250‘ lower left, signed and dated 'David Hockney 10' lower right (ii) A Bigger Book signed, inscribed and dated 'David Hockney — Untitled No. 346, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition B, Phillips, Sep 30, 2026
Inscribed 27/50 lower left; signed and dated ‘David H 21’ lower right — 20th February 2021, Jug with Flowers 2021, Smith & Singer, Aug 25, 2026
Inscribed 27/50 lower left; signed and dated ‘David H 21’ lower right — 2nd March 2021, A Closer Look at Some Tulips 2021, Smith & Singer, Aug 25, 2026

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About David Hockney

David Hockney was a British painter, stage designer and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. He was known for his vivid, stylised realism and championed figurative work, often in a bold style, during a period when abstract art predominated.

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