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2008 (Detail) Ashtray

David Hockney

Dovehouse Contemporary United Arab Emirates

Artwork details

Artist

David Hockney

Title

2008 (Detail) Ashtray

Description

2008 (Detail) Ashtray

By David Hockney

David Hockney, a prominent British artist, is celebrated for his versatile and innovative contributions to 20th-century art. Known for his vivid use of color, distinctive compositions, and exploration of various mediums, Hockney's work spans painting, drawing, photography, and more, leaving an indelible mark on the realms of pop art and contemporary art.

2008/22

Ceramic ashtray

16 x 20cm

Edition of 250

David Hockney’s 2008 (Detail) Ashtray places a richly coloured woodland image within a crisp white ceramic form. Blue trunks and green foliage contrast with a purple path and the bright ends of cut logs, bringing the artist’s landscape imagery into an everyday object.

All works are supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Dovehouse Contemporary.

View David Hockney, 2008 (Detail) Ashtray at Dovehouse Contemporary.

Date

2008

Medium

Multiple Sculpture

Edition

250

Signature

Unsigned

Dimensions

16 x 20 cm

Status

Available

Price

Price on request

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.