Lot 333
  • 333

David Hockney, R.A.

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • David Hockney, R.A.
  • To remain; The window shop of a tobacco store; and Portrait of Cavafy 2 (Scottish Arts Council 50; 53; and 59)
  • Three etchings on paper
  • each plate approx.: 345 by 225mm; 13 5/8 by 8 7/8 in
Three etchings with aquatint, 1966, from Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy, each signed and dated, To remain inscribed 'good to pull' in ball-point pen, a bon à tirer proof printed before the edition of 75, The window shop of a tobacco store numbered 67/75, Portrait of Cavafy 2 a proof aside from the numbered edition, on Crisbrook handmade paper, each framed

Condition

The full sheets, in good condition, apart from uneven discoloration and undulation to the sheets. 'Portrait of Cavafy 2' with remains of tape at the upper sheet corners verso and handling marks in the margins, each framed.
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