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The Boy Hidden in an Egg

David Hockney

Sims Reed Gallery (IFPDA) United Kingdom

Artwork details

Artist: David Hockney
Title: The Boy Hidden in an Egg
Description: Etching, softground etching, 1969 printed in 1970. From: Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm.
An early unsigned printer's proof issued to Rudolf Rieser, the binder who created the leather bindings for the book. Printed on handmade paper by W.S Hodgkinson, Bath. Made especially for this edition with the watermark 'DH. PP'.
All the plates were issued without text and are therefore on full sheets.
(SAC 72 ; Tokyo 69).
Sheet: 45 x 31.2 cm
Image: 20 x 17.5 cm
Date: 1969
Medium: Etching
Edition: Printer's proof aside from the total book edition of 400
Signature: Unsigned
Sheet: 45x31.2 cm
Status: Available
Price: £1,600.00

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.