undoubtedly our modern day living Picasso!
known as the 'golden boy' of British painting, David Hockney famously chose
to die his hair blonde, after seeing the 1960's Clairol advert proclaiming
'blondes have more fun'...
Hockney has always had a terrific facility for drawing...
But his stupendous and relentless work ethic, combined with his not caring 'what the neighbours think,' have only
added to his genius.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Karen's first Hockney 1970
for sale scarce little 1st edition of David Hockney's Six Fairy Tales, 1970,
with 39 etching illustrations,
available at
£110
swiftly followed by
degree thesis on David Hockney's theatrework 1979 the highlight of this
project was sitting in the tiny director's box at Glyndebourne during the
production of Rake's Progress, 1976
here is pdf of my dissertation, written in 1979!
framed Langan's Brasserie menus from the 1970s. nfs.
RCA poster 1960s
1980s souvenirs from Salt's Mill Yorkshire.
framed Woldgate Woods lll 20 and 21 May 2006
reproduction on textile by Royal Academy,
sold
an ephemeral design for his hometown of Bradford,
December 1989 telephone directory!
sold
DAVID HOCKNEY
original 'Bounce' newspaper print,
unframed, with outer explanation sheet from Telegraph & Argus Bradford, 1987
£280
fab hb. fully illustrated catalogue of 2022 exhibition at Annely Juda Gallery
(designed by DH)
we have a few available in the shop
and the excitement of 2025
New New Very New paintings,
including a different 'night time' palette of paintings from lockdown
1976 album cover by D.H. - available in our shop
DAVID HOCKNEY
Baba the Turk
limited screen printed poster on thick cartridge paper stock,
for Glyndebourne 2020
The most impressive thing about Hockney has been his constant enquiry and
his engagement with the process of LOOKING...
images to follow at some point....
scrap of Celia Birtwell Hockney Pulchinello fabric
reproduction of Hockney swimming pool for carpet design
exhibition at Annely Juda Gallery May - July 2015
2017 witty subversion of The Sun masthead
and now - at Westminster Abbey his stained glass window
and 2019 still finding life a blast - rescued by firemen in Amsterdam!
and NOW APRIL 2020 in lockdown
in Normandy France,
an optimistic spring is celebrated by DH on his ipad.
(©BBC & David Hockney)
Latest wonder from DH is the Picadilly Circus roundel 2021 - we love it.
It is not easy to create this apparent nonchalance, contrary to his critics.
I always understood that DH was our very own Picasso,
but then I saw this Doisneau photo and realised how deep the relationship goes...
Go see NEW NEW PAINTINGS at Annely Juda Gallery for Christmas 2025
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