Lot 95
  • 95

David Hockney

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • David Hockney
  • Sketch for Chinese Conjuror from "Parade Triple Bill"
  • signed with the artist's initials and dated '80
  • gouache, oilstick and graphite on paper
  • 17 by 14 in. 43.2 by 35.6 cm.

Provenance

Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago
Quint Contemporary Art, San Diego 
Private Collection, California (acquired from the above in February 2002)
Sotheby's, New York, 7 June 2013, Lot 5
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged intermittently on the reverse to the backing board. There is a soft undulation to the sheet. There are scattered minor areas of surface soiling, accretions, and minor adhesive residue evident on the sheet and a minor surface discoloration at the lower left corner of the sheet. There is evidence of light handling and wear intermittently along the edges of the sheet. Framed under Plexiglas.
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