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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William Burroughs (G. 920), 1981
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 18/100
16 1/2 x 15 1/2in
Bonhams · Aug 25, 2013 · Lot 3161
$1,188≈ £763≈ €889Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $900–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
The New World Festival for the Arts (Hockney Poster 80), 1982
Lithograph
sheet 38 1/2 x 35 3/4in
Bonhams · Jul 28, 2013 · Lot 2119
$125≈ £81≈ €94Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–300View at Bonhams ↗
Colour is fugitive in life like it is in pictures, 1991
Print (other) · Paper
(overall) 30 1/8 x 10 7/8in
Bonhams · Jul 14, 2013 · Lot 7137
$625≈ £415≈ €480Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Lithograph of Water Made of Lines
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013 · Lot 164
$26,250≈ £17,270≈ €20,423Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Munich Olympic Games, 1972, 1971
Print (other) · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013 · Lot 165
$3,750≈ £2,467≈ €2,918Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
View of Hotel Well I (from Moving Focus series), 1984-85
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013 · Lot 166
$16,250≈ £10,691≈ €12,643Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
I Say They Are (from the Blue Guitar portfolio), 1977
Etching
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013 · Lot 167
$1,500≈ £987≈ €1,167Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
In the Dull Village (from Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy), 1966
Etching · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013 · Lot 168
$2,875≈ £1,891≈ €2,237Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Catherina Dorothea Viehmann (from Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm), 1969
Etching · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013 · Lot 169
$750≈ £493≈ €584Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Painted Environment III, 1993
Print (other) · Paper · ed. 5/25
overall I. 31 1/4 x 39 in (79.4 x 99.1 cm) S. 36 1/8 x 44 1/4 in (91.8 x 112.4 cm) (board)
Phillips · Apr 29, 2013 · Lot 203
$6,250≈ £4,023≈ €4,766Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗

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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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