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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Pleading for the Child, 1969
Etching
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 6, 2009 · Lot 269
$735≈ £450≈ €488Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Pool made with Paper and blue Ink for Book, 1980
Lithograph · Paper
26,7 × 22,9 cm
Grisebach · Nov 28, 2009 · Lot 333
€4,879≈ $7,278≈ £4,435Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Grisebach ↗
The blue Guitar, 1976
Etching · ed. 86/200
34,4 x 42,4 cm (13,5 x 16,6 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 20, 2009 · Lot 138
€14,640≈ $20,396≈ £12,402Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €14,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Two works from Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm (2), 1969-70
Etching
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 7, 2009 · Lot 31
$1,680≈ £1,055≈ €1,185Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Ceclia Smoking, 1973
Lithograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 7, 2009 · Lot 33
$12,000≈ £7,537≈ €8,464Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Chair with Newspaper, 1998
Etching · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 7, 2009 · Lot 34
$8,100≈ £5,088≈ €5,713Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Untitled, 1960
Lithograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 7, 2009 · Lot 35
$1,920≈ £1,206≈ €1,354Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
The student: homage to Picasso, 1973
Etching · ed. 43/90
57,5 : 44 cm (22,6 : 17,3 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 29, 2009 · Lot 824
€3,904≈ $5,179≈ £3,509Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Picture of a landscape in an elaborate gold frame, 1965
Lithograph · ed. 33/85
76,8 : 56,5 cm (30,2 : 22,2 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 29, 2009 · Lot 825
€2,684≈ $3,561≈ £2,412Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Coloured flowers made of paper and ink, 1971
Lithograph · ed. 42/50
99,5 : 95 cm (39,1 : 37,4 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 29, 2009 · Lot 826
€14,030≈ $18,612≈ £12,609Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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David Hockney signature

1,109 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 dated127
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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