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A Closer Grand Canyon

David Hockney

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Artwork details

Artist

David Hockney

Title

A Closer Grand Canyon

Description

A Closer Grand Canyon

By David Hockney

An original exhibition poster featuring Hockney's large and iconic 1998 artwork, A Closer Grand Canyon, that is a composition of 60 smaller canvases.

1998

46 x 137 cm.

Unframed.

Unknown edition size.

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

1998

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Edition

Unknown edition size

Signature

Unsigned

Sheet

46 x 137 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.