DAVID HOCKNEY | Portrait of Ann Upton, Christmas

Ann and David Graves, London (gift of the artist)
Bjorn Bengston Gallery, Sweden
Private Collection, Sweden
Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 1999

This work is in very good condition overall. There are artist pinholes in the top right and left corners. Under close inspection, there is evidence of handling and wear to the extreme edges, most notably at the corners which are dulled. Under very close inspection, the extreme edges of the sheet are lightly time stained. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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