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Lot 105
  • 105

David Hockney, R.A.

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • David Hockney, R.A.
  • Nick and Earl
  • dedicated Nick & Earl with love from David. H.
  • pencil
  • 47 by 60cm.; 18½ by 23½in.

Provenance

Annely Juda Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner

Literature

David Hockney Drawings, (exh. cat.), Minneapolis, Dayton's Gallery 12, 1974, illustrated.

Condition

Unexamined outside of frame. The work appears to have been adhered at all four corners and elsewhere along the extreme edges. The sheet is slightly uneven, most noticeably along the extreme bottom edge, but is sound. The sheet is undulating slightly. The work has slipped very slightly in its mount. There is very faint discolouration to the extreme right and left hand edges. This is noticeable upon closer inspection. This excepting the work appears to be in very good original condition. There are one or two tiny media marks across the surface. Housed behind glass in a thin, gilt frame and float-mounted with a white linen-textured mount. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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