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
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The old guitarist, 1976
Etching · ed. 150/200
42,5 x 34,5 cm (16,7 x 13,5 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 28, 2012 · Lot 950
€3,000≈ $3,969≈ £2,446Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
The French Shop, 1971
Etching · ed. 139/500
53,5 x 45,3 cm (21 x 17,8 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 28, 2012 · Lot 951
€3,125≈ $4,134≈ £2,548Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Postcard of Richard Wagner with a glass of water, 1973
Etching · ed. 13/100
16,2 x 12 cm (6,3 x 4,7 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 28, 2012 · Lot 952
€2,500≈ $3,307≈ £2,038Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Small studie of lightning, 1973
Lithograph
33 x 24,5 cm (12,9 x 9,6 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 28, 2012 · Lot 953
€2,500≈ $3,307≈ £2,038Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Red Wire Plant, 1998
Etching
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2011 · Lot 78
$14,375≈ £9,199≈ €10,740Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, 1969
Etching
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2011 · Lot 79
$9,375≈ £6,000≈ €7,005Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Celia Observing, 1976
Etching · ed. 21/60
68 x 54 cm (26,7 x 21,2 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2011 · Lot 360
€10,000≈ $13,384≈ £8,531Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Moving Focus - An Image of Gregory (2-teilig), 1984
Lithograph · ed. edition of 75
81,5 x 63,5 cm (32 x 25 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2011 · Lot 361
€15,625≈ $20,913≈ £13,330Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Houses near Eccleshill, Bradford, 1956
Drawing
23 x 36,2 cm (9 x 14,2 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2011 · Lot 364
€5,625≈ $7,529≈ £4,799Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Igor Stravinsky, Metropolitan Opera
Screenprint · ed. 1981/1982
950 x 425mm
Art+Object · Dec 7, 2011 · Lot 160
NZ$703≈ $547≈ £351≈ €409Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗

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David Hockney signature

1,110 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 dated128
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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