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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Lillies (Still Life), 1971
Lithograph
64,8 x 52,5 cm ( 25,5 x 20,6 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2007 · Lot 352
€11,400≈ $15,213≈ £7,706Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Untitled (Portrait of John Hockney), 1980
Lithograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 3, 2007 · Lot 186
$1,800≈ £905≈ €1,340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Rampant, 1991
Lithograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 3, 2007 · Lot 187
$3,600≈ £1,810≈ €2,679Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Geh durch den Spiegel, 1966
Lithograph
24 : 24,5 cm (9,4 : 9,6 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 2, 2007 · Lot 84
€182≈ $245≈ £124Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €190–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
DIGGING UP GLASS, 1969
Etching · ed. edition of 100
13 by 11cm., 5 by 4.5in.
Whyte's · May 26, 2007 · Lot 59
€1,800≈ $2,419≈ £1,220HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
The master printer of Los Angeles, 1973
Lithograph · ed. 2/27
95,5 : 70 cm (37,5 : 27,5 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Mar 31, 2007 · Lot 597
€3,240≈ $4,315≈ £2,203Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Gregory Reading in Kyoto, 1983
Photograph
39¾ h x 42½ w in (101 x 108 cm)
Wright · Nov 21, 2006 · Lot 168
$14,400≈ £7,583≈ €11,238Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Wright ↗
(British b. 1937)
Watercolor · Paper
20½ x 25in (52 x 63½cm)
Bonhams · Apr 30, 2006 · Lot 2146
$23,900≈ £13,234≈ €19,064Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
(British b. 1937)
Photograph
10 x 21 x 12in (25½ x 53½ x 30½cm)
Bonhams · Apr 30, 2006 · Lot 2185
$29,875≈ £16,542≈ €23,829Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
The Student: Homage to Picasso
Aquatint
56,8 x 44,5 cm
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2005 · Lot 218
€4,046≈ $4,733≈ £2,741Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Lempertz ↗

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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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