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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Celia Seated in an Office Chair, 1974
Etching · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 11
$15,625≈ £11,088≈ €14,171Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy (4), 1966-1967
Etching · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 110
$9,375≈ £6,653≈ €8,503Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy (4), 1966-1967
Etching · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 111
$9,375≈ £6,653≈ €8,503Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Untitled (The Soldier's Tale) (2), c. 1982
Watercolor · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 112
$12,500≈ £8,870≈ €11,337Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Untitled, c. 1987
Print (other) · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 115
$375≈ £266≈ €340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Peter Schlesinger, 1968
Etching · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 118
$10,625≈ £7,540≈ €9,636Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Travels with Pen, Pencil and Ink, 1979
Print (other)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 119
$375≈ £266≈ €340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Mist (from Weather Series), 1973
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 7
$16,250≈ £11,531≈ €14,738Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Dancing Flowers, May 1986, 1986
Print (other) · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 8
$4,375≈ £3,105≈ €3,968Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Henry Seated with Tulips (from Friends Series), 1976
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 9
$4,000≈ £2,838≈ €3,628Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–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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