DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
05.03.2026 00:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1548924
Lot 32 | DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Estimate value
500000GBP £ 500 000 – 700 000
Study for Olympic Poster
signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'study for Olympic poster DH. 1970.' (lower right)
coloured pencil and graphite on two adjoined sheets of paper
33 5/8 x 24 ¾in. (85.4 x 63cm.)
Executed in 1970
Provenance
Private Collection, London.
Private Collection (acquired from the above).
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 27 June 2012, lot 174.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
D. Hockney, H. W. Holzwarth and J.P. Gonçalves de Lima (eds.), David Hockney: A Chronology, Cologne 2016 (incorrectly titled 'Study for 1972 Olympic Games Poster’; illustrated in colour, p. 126).
| Artist: | David Hockney (1937) |
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| Applied technique: | Crayon |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | David Hockney (1937) |
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| Applied technique: | Crayon |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
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CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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