The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection: A Celebration of Prints Evening Sale
The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection: A Celebration of Prints Evening Sale
David Hockney
Snow without Colour (S.A.C. 135; M.C.A.T. 126)
Auction Closed
October 18, 10:59 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
David Hockney
b.1937
Snow without Colour (S.A.C. 135; M.C.A.T. 126)
Lithograph and screenprint in black, grey and white, 1973, signed in pencil, dated, titled and numbered 17/38 (total edition includes 13 artist's proofs), on Arjomari mould-made paper, with the blindstamp of the publisher, Gemini G.E.L., and with their inkstamp on the verso, framed
image: 862 by 717 mm 33⅞ by 28¼ in
sheet: 1012 by 807 mm 39¾ by 31¾ in
In a series of landscapes created in 1973, David Hockney sought to capture the intangible nature of atmospheric phenomena. His works are in dialogue with a long lineage of artists fascinated by seasonal change, including Claude Monet, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and Nicolas Poussin.
In the present lot, stately slopes and meditative tree limbs are marked by bands of tonal gradation suggesting spatial recession, a technique that is indebted to the tradition of 19th century ukiyo-e prints. Ukiyo-e translates to “images of the floating world;” Hokusai and other printmakers of this era were focused on capturing the transient beauty of the world around them, which was considered all the more precious because of their fleeting nature. Similarly with Snow, Hockney is not only concerned with a mere representation of the landscape, but also with making concrete the ephemeral conditions of the atmosphere.