Lot 208
  • 208

David Hockney

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • David Hockney
  • Ferrill in Rome
  • signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated August 67
  • pen on paper
  • 32 by 42cm.; 12 5/8 by 16 1/2 in.

Provenance

Anthony D'Offay Gallery, London
Private Collection, Belgium
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 18 June 2007, Lot 778
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the paper tone is warmer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is secured to the backing mount in all four corners. Visible beneath the mount, there is very light time staining along all four extreme edges. There are a small number of handling marks; two below the centre of the right edge, one above the centre on the extreme right edge, and another at the centre of the top edge.
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