- 169
Hockney, David
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- David Hockney
- Cavafy, C. P. Fourteen Poems … chosen and illustrated … by David Hockney, translated by Nikos Stangos and Stephen Spender. London: Editions Alecto, 1966
- Ink and paper
Folio (18 1/2 x 13 in.; 470 x 330mm) 12 etchings (8 with aquatint) by Hockney; light small stain in right margin of final plate. Publisher's purple cloth; spine somewhat faded. Black cloth-covered slipcase; fading, slight wear.
Literature
Castleman, Century 171; Manet to Hockney 137
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Copy 287 of 250 copies (numbered 251–500) of "Edition B" (of a whole edition of 600), signed by Hockney. The artist's great series of etchings illustration the verse of Constantin Cavafy. The idea for the book was the artist's own and in early 1966 he visited Beirut "in order to seize the atmosphere of a city that matched the cosmopolitan quality of Cavafy's Alexandria. The original conception proving over-ambitious, Hockney confined himself to illustrations from poems offering a celebration of homosexual love" (Manet to Hockney).