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1982 The Diver Paper Pool Australian National Gallery Poster

David Hockney

Clifton Gallery United Kingdom

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Artwork details

Artist

David Hockney

Title

1982 The Diver Paper Pool Australian National Gallery Poster

Description

The Diver Paper Pool Australian National Gallery Poster

By David Hockney

A large-scale original vintage poster created for David Hockney's 1982 exhibition at the Australian National Gallery in Canberra, featuring his original artwork, A Diver, Paper Pool 17, which consists of 12 abutted sheets depicting the pool from different angles, conveying the water’s shimmering texture.

Colour offset lithograph on heavy white wove paper.

81 x 134 cm.

1982.

Printed by Petersburg Press, London

Published by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Framed.

Condition: Very Good

David Hockney, born in 1937, is a prolific 20th-century British artist renowned for his diverse exploration of painting, printmaking, drawing, videography, and digital art. His iconic style, marked by warmth and vibrant colors, delves into still life, portraits, landscapes, and personal themes like sexuality. In 2018, his "Portrait of an Artist" set a record, selling for $90 million.

Date

1982

Medium

Offset Lithograph

Edition

Unknown

Signature

Signed

Sheet

81 x 134 cm

Status

Sold

The Artist

David Hockney

Born in Bradford England on the 9th July 1937 David Hockney was interested in art from a very early age, and was an admirer of Fragonard, Picasso and Matisse. The fifth of six children his parents encouraged his artistic experimentation. He went to the Bradford College of Art 1953-57. To fulfil his national service, he worked in hospitals as he was a conscientious objector to war. Then in 1959 he was accepted into the Royal College of Art, Graduate school in London.