DEEP DIVE INTO HOCKNEY: BONHAMS HOLDS DEDICATED DAVID HOCKNEY SALE ALONGSIDE FINE PRINTS & MULTIPLES IN LONDON
Left to right: David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937), My Shirt and Trousers, iPad drawing in colours, 2010, signed and numbered 8/25 Estimate: £55,000 – 70,000. David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937), Lithograph of Water Made of Lines and a Green Wash (M.C.A. Tokyo 204), 1978-80, signed, dated and numbered 15/36 Estimate: £70,000 – 100,000. David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937) Untitled No.329, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition A iPad drawing, 2010/2016, signed, dated and numbered 129/250 Estimate: £20,000 – 30,000.
London – With a diverse array of instantly recognisable works in numerous mediums from across an over six decade long career, David Hockney is one of the world’s most popular artists working today. With a major exhibition currently taking place at Foundation Louis Vuitton, Paris, there is no better time to celebrate his incredible career and his continued commitment to creating innovative works. On 25 June 2025 (starting at 1.30pm), Bonhams will host an auction dedicated to Hockney and in particular his pioneering printmaking with An Even Bigger Picture: David Hockney & Friends at Bonhams New Bond Street, London, which will take place alongside the Summer Fine Prints & Multiples sale (25 June at 3pm).
The dedicated auction will highlight Hockney's prolific printmaking career, together with contemporary creative makers, muses and friends, from the 1960s to the present day.
Estimates in the more than 40-lot sale range from £500 to £100,000.
Carolin von Massenbach, Bonhams Head of Prints & Multiples, commented: “Bonhams is proud to have introduced the first auction dedicated to Britain's most celebrated living artist, David Hockney, and with a long-standing tradition of offering editions by Hockney, we are delighted to revive and reframe the auction by focusing on An Even Bigger Picture: David Hockney and Friends.
Whilst Hockney continues to actively create, we are seeing a surge of interest in the early stages of his printmaking career, in addition to his later iPad drawings, achieving exceptional results and solidifying his position as one of the most sought-after artists today. This is an exciting time to present the sale with 2025 being the year to celebrate Hockney's origins and legacy, marked by the monumental retrospective exhibition held at Foundation Louis Vuitton (David Hockney 25, Paris) and Hockney's hometown Bradford being the UK City of Culture 2025. We are delighted to hold the auction alongside our particularly strong Fine Prints & Multiples sale, which showcase the very best of printmaking in all forms with highly desirable editions by Picasso, Warhol and Hirst.”
This dedicated sale aims to showcase Hockney as a pioneer in pushing the boundaries of each medium and promoting groundbreaking techniques of printmaking, presenting established genres through a new lens irrespective of styles and traditions. Starting with well-established techniques of etching and lithography and moving on to his experimentation in photography and digital printing, this sale will offer a 'bigger picture' of Hockney as an artist.
Left to right: David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937), A Bigger Book: Art Edition C, 'Untitled 468'. Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000. David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937), Ossie and Mo. Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
Highlights of the sale will include:
David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937), Lithograph of Water Made of Lines and a Green Wash Lithograph in colours, 1978-80. Estimate: £70,000 - 100,000.
David Hockney, R.A. (British, born 1973), My Shirt with Trousers. Estimate: £55,000 – 70,000.
David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937), Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book Lithograph in colours, 1980. Estimate: £30,000 - 50,000.
David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937), A Bigger Book: Art Edition C, 'Untitled 468'. Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000.
David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937) Untitled No.329, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition A. Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000.
The sale will be followed by the Summer Fine Prints & Multiples sale taking place on 25 June at 3pm. The sale will feature a particularly strong selection of screenprints by Pop Art pioneer Andy Warhol as well as desirable prints by Banksy and important editions by Pablo Picasso, alongside esteemed works from the Grosvenor School and many more in-demand works.
Left to right: Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) Screenprint in colours, 1967. Estimate: 70,000 - 100,000. Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Grevy's Zebra, from Endangered Species. Estimate: £70,000 - £100,000.
Highlights of the sale include:
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Grevy's Zebra, from Endangered Species. Estimate: £70,000 - £100,000.
Andy Warhol (America, 1928-1987) Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (Feldman & Schellmann II.30).Estimate: £70,000 - £100,000.
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965), The Virtues (H-9), 2021. Estimate: £50,000-70,000
Banksy (British, born 1974) Girl With Balloon Screenprint in colours, 2004. Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000.
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Taureau, stamped and marked Edition Picasso / 50/100 / Madoura / Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu (underneath),white earthenware ceramic pitcher. Conceived on 29 March 1955 and executed in a numbered edition of 100. Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000.
Sybil Andrews CPE (British/Canadian, 1898-1992), Speedway. Linocut, 1934,. Estimate: £25,000 - 35,000.
Lucian Freud (British, 1922-2011), Blond Girl. Estimate: £12,000 - £18,000.
The Knightsbridge sale Prints & Multiples: featuring an Important Collection of Works by Henry Moore will take place online from 27 June to 9 July.
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