
David Hockney|All Series
20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures
1 work20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures
1 workTwenty iPad still lifes of flowers, painted in 2021, lead David Hockney's '20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures', a series of inkjet prints exhibited in 2022. The flowers stand in jugs, glass vases and a milk bottle on gingham tablecloths, against burgundy walls. Larger landscapes and a photographic drawing join them.
220 for 2020 (TASCHEN)
5 works220 for 2020 (TASCHEN)
5 worksDavid Hockney's 220 for 2020 TASCHEN is an artist's book of his 2020 iPad paintings, which follow the seasons around his Normandy farmhouse, from the first spring blossom to dark winter branches. The release included four special editions, each pairing the book with a limited-edition print reproducing a drawing from his sketchbooks.
23 Lithographs 1978–1980 (Tyler Graphics)
12 works23 Lithographs 1978–1980 (Tyler Graphics)
12 worksAt the printer Kenneth Tyler's workshop in New York State, David Hockney produced the prints that make up the series '23 Lithographs 1978–1980 Tyler Graphics'. Eleven of the works show the exact same corner of Tyler's swimming pool, its water drawn in lines, crayon and coloured washes. The others include portraits and still lifes of tulips and daffodils.
A Bigger Book (TASCHEN)
6 worksA Bigger Book (TASCHEN)
6 worksFour signed iPad drawing prints join David Hockney's 2016 SUMO monograph and its chronology volume in 'A Bigger Book TASCHEN'. Each print shows flowers or a plant he drew on an iPad in 2010, and each was issued with one of the book's four special art editions. The book itself reproduces more than 450 works spanning six decades, from his student drawings in Bradford to his Yorkshire landscapes.
A Hollywood Collection
7 worksA Hollywood Collection
7 worksDavid Hockney's 'A Hollywood Collection' is a 1965 portfolio of six colour lithographs. Each print shows a different kind of picture in its own printed frame, from a still life to an abstraction. Hockney made them at Gemini in Los Angeles, and Editions Alecto published each in an edition of 85.
A Rake's Progress
15 worksA Rake's Progress
15 worksDavid Hockney's 'A Rake's Progress' 1961–63 is a portfolio of 16 etchings with aquatint, printed in black and red. The prints retell William Hogarth's 18th-century moral tale with Hockney himself as the rake, newly arrived in New York. Editions Alecto published 50 sets in 1963.
A Series of Hand Drawn Lithographs from 1979–80
6 worksA Series of Hand Drawn Lithographs from 1979–80
6 worksPortrait lithographs of William Burroughs, Celia Birtwell, Hockney himself and others make up David Hockney's 'A Series of Hand Drawn Lithographs from 1979–80'. Each is printed in a single brown or sepia ink, and three are double portraits on sheets more than a metre wide. Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles published them in 1995.
A Simple Heart (Gustave Flaubert)
3 worksA Simple Heart (Gustave Flaubert)
3 worksDavid Hockney made the etchings of 'A Simple Heart Gustave Flaubert' in 1973 and 1974 for Flaubert's story of the servant Félicité and her parrot. One shows her asleep with the bird, another her geography book. Three portray Hockney's mother, two of them as studies for Félicité.
Celia and Ann Lithographs (Gemini G.E.L. 1979–81)
15 worksCelia and Ann Lithographs (Gemini G.E.L. 1979–81)
15 worksTwo close friends of David Hockney's are the subjects of the 'Celia and Ann Lithographs Gemini G.E.L. 1979–81', portraits he drew in Los Angeles. Most show the textile designer Celia Birtwell, weary, amused, reclining or seated in a director's chair. The others show Ann Upton combing her hair or putting on lipstick.
Celia Etchings (Petersburg Press, 1974–76)
6 worksCelia Etchings (Petersburg Press, 1974–76)
6 worksCelia Birtwell sits for David Hockney in the six prints of 'Celia Etchings Petersburg Press, 1974–76'. Hockney etched three portraits of her and printed each in colour and as a black state. Birtwell, a textile designer, was a close friend of Hockney's and one of the people he portrayed most often. Petersburg Press published all six works from this series.
Ceramic Ashtrays
3 worksCeramic Ashtrays
3 works'Ceramic Ashtrays' brings together four limited-edition ashtrays by David Hockney, issued between 2021 and 2024. Two reproduce his iPad paintings of a Normandy landscape and a lily pond. A third shows a crescent moon over trees and a field at night, and the fourth is shaped as one of his iconic swimming pools.
Dogs and Sunflowers (Lococo Mulder, 1995)
3 worksDogs and Sunflowers (Lococo Mulder, 1995)
3 worksIn 'Dogs and Sunflowers Lococo Mulder, 1995', David Hockney made five etchings with aquatint: three of his dogs and two of sunflowers. The dog prints show Stanley and Boodgie, the two dachshunds who filled his drawings and paintings in the mid-1990s. Hockney co-published all five with Lococo Mulder of St Louis, each in an edition of 80.
Dog Wall (Dog Etchings)
14 worksDog Wall (Dog Etchings)
14 worksStanley and Boodgie, David Hockney's two dachshunds, are the subject of 'Dog Wall Dog Etchings', a 1998 set of 15 black and white etchings. The sheets vary widely in size and shape, from small studies to a print more than 75 centimetres wide. Pace Editions in New York published the series.
Drawing in a Printing Machine (Computer Drawings)
15 worksDrawing in a Printing Machine (Computer Drawings)
15 worksThe inkjet prints of 'Drawing in a Printing Machine Computer Drawings' began as drawings David Hockney made on his computer in 2008 and 2009. East Yorkshire landscapes, from winter roads near Kilham to a rainy night on Bridlington's promenade, sit beside 18 portraits of family, friends and colleagues. The majority of works in this series were issued in editions of 12 to 30.
Eine, Deux, Très
3 worksEine, Deux, Très
3 works'Eine, Deux, Très' is a trio of large colour lithographs by David Hockney, dated either 1990 or 1991. All three repeat one composition, a tight cluster of angular, dotted and cross-hatched shapes rising from a strip of ground, each in its own palette. Tyler Graphics published them from its renowned workshop in Mount Kisco, New York.
Friends (Gemini G.E.L. 1976–77)
16 worksFriends (Gemini G.E.L. 1976–77)
16 worksDavid Hockney made the lithograph portraits in 'Friends Gemini G.E.L. 1976–77' in Los Angeles, with the people around him as sitters. Among them were the curator Henry Geldzahler, Hockney's companion Gregory Evans and the film director Billy Wilder. The sheet sizes vary greatly and range from a small head of Evans, about 26 x 24 cm, to portraits more than a metre tall. Gemini G.E.L. published each print in its own edition.
Home Made Prints
26 worksHome Made Prints
26 worksThe 'Home Made Prints' are colour prints that David Hockney made on office copying machines, most of them in 1986. They show fruit and flowers on a table, chairs and rooms, portraits and a self-portrait, and some join several sheets into one image. Hockney published most of the 1986 prints himself, in editions of up to 60.
Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy
13 worksIllustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy
13 works'Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy' is a set of 12 etchings David Hockney made in 1966 for the Greek poet's verse. Most show intimate scenes between young men, such as the couple in bed in 'In The Dull Village'. One is a portrait of Cavafy himself. Editions Alecto published the etchings in 1967, both bound into a book and as sets of loose prints.
Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
37 worksIllustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
37 worksIn 'Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm', David Hockney set 39 etchings from 1969 beside six of the Grimms' stories. The images move from Rapunzel's tower to a glass mountain and a room full of straw waiting to be spun into gold. Petersburg Press issued them in 1970 in two forms: a leather-bound book in four lettered editions, and a boxed portfolio.
iPhone and iPad Drawings (2009–2012)
8 worksiPhone and iPad Drawings (2009–2012)
8 worksiPhone and iPad Drawings 2009–2012 brings together prints of drawings David Hockney made first on his iPhone and later on his iPad. Images of lilies and the sunrise from his bedroom window appear alongside studies of everyday objects: a striped mug, an ashtray and a plug - as well as a sequence of self-portraits from March 2012.
Moving Focus
28 worksMoving Focus
28 works'Moving Focus' is a series of 29 prints, most of them colour lithographs, that David Hockney made between 1984 and 1987. Chairs, studio interiors, a hotel courtyard in Mexico and portraits of his mother and friends fill the series, several drawn as if seen from more than one place at once. Hockney worked on them with the printer Kenneth Tyler, whose Tyler Graphics workshop published them.
My Normandy (Ma Normandie)
13 worksMy Normandy (Ma Normandie)
13 worksSixteen inkjet prints from 2019 and 2020 make up David Hockney's 'My Normandy Ma Normandie'. Most reproduce ink drawings of his timber-framed house there, his barn studio and the nearby village of Beuvron-en-Auge. Two friezes, each 12 metres long, show the house and grounds in summer and in winter.
My Window (TASCHEN)
5 worksMy Window (TASCHEN)
5 worksThe view from a single window, drawn on iPhone and iPad, fills 'My Window TASCHEN', David Hockney's 2019 artist's book and the four prints issued with it. The drawings follow the same Yorkshire view through the seasons, from sunrises to snow and the first signs of spring. TASCHEN released 2,000 numbered copies, and each of the first 1,000 came with one of the four prints in editions of 250 each.
Painted Environment
3 worksPainted Environment
3 worksEach of David Hockney's three 'Painted Environment' prints, dated either 1993 or 1994, are pieced together from 16 colour laser-printed photographs. The photographs record the painted rooms he made in 1993, where a canvas on an easel stood among more painted images and laser prints. Every print is mounted on a single board and was issued in an edition of 25.
Photographic Collages (Joiners)
35 worksPhotographic Collages (Joiners)
35 worksIn the 'Photographic Collages Joiners' of 1982 to 1984, David Hockney built each scene from many overlapping colour photographs. His mother asleep in Los Angeles, the Grand Canyon and a Zen garden in Kyoto are among the subjects. Hockney issued them in very small editions, with no work from the series being released with a larger edition size than 20.
Photographic Drawings
4 worksPhotographic Drawings
4 worksThe 'Photographic Drawings' are digital prints that David Hockney pieced together from photographs taken in his Los Angeles studio between 2014 and 2018. Friends, chairs, trolleys and his own paintings fill the scenes. Most are printed on paper and mounted on aluminium composite panels.
Recent Etchings (1998)
9 worksRecent Etchings (1998)
9 works'Recent Etchings 1998' gathers the etchings David Hockney drew at his house in the Hollywood Hills that year. Chairs and stools, wire plants, cacti and flowers in vases share the plates with portraits of friends. His old friend the printer Maurice Payne personally prepared the plates and printed the editions.
Remember You Cannot Look at the Sun or Death for Very Long (CIRCA)
1 workRemember You Cannot Look at the Sun or Death for Very Long (CIRCA)
1 workIn 2021 CIRCA issued 'Remember That You Cannot Look At The Sun Or Death For Very Long', a time-limited poster of David Hockney's animated sunrise. Down the portrait sheet, a column of frames shows the sun rising beyond a green field, its yellow rays spreading until they fill the picture.
Snails Space
5 worksSnails Space
5 worksFor Snails Space 1995, David Hockney created five large digital inkjet prints from photographs of his painted installation. The work extended from two canvases onto the floor, incorporating painted cubes, cones and cylinders. Nash Editions printed the series in Los Angeles.
Some New Prints & Some More New Prints
12 worksSome New Prints & Some More New Prints
12 works'Some New Prints & Some More New Prints' is a pair of 1993 sets by David Hockney, each made up of six colour prints. The sheets are all landscape, and most are crowded with bold, curving shapes patterned with dots, hatching or grids. Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles were chosen to publish both series.
The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (Twenty Eleven)
47 worksThe Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (Twenty Eleven)
47 works'The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 Twenty Eleven' brings together David Hockney's iPad drawings of 2011, printed large on paper. Each print is titled with the day he made it. Read in order, the drawings from January to early June follow one country road near Bridlington as spring comes in.
The Blue Guitar
19 worksThe Blue Guitar
19 worksWallace Stevens's poem 'The Man with the Blue Guitar' gave David Hockney the themes of 'The Blue Guitar', a 1977 portfolio of 20 colour etchings. The prints borrow from Picasso's changing styles, in images such as 'The Old Guitarist' and 'A Moving Still Life'. Petersburg Press published each etching in an edition of 200.
The Weather Series (1973)
11 worksThe Weather Series (1973)
11 worksSun, rain, mist, lightning, snow and wind are the subjects of David Hockney's 'The Weather Series', six colour lithographs made in 1973. They range from a potted plant in a shaft of sunlight to palm trees fading into mist. Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles published each print in an edition of 98. The same year it issued a few related prints in smaller editions.
The Yosemite Suite
26 worksThe Yosemite Suite
26 worksIn 2010 and 2011 David Hockney drew Yosemite National Park on an iPad, and 'The Yosemite Suite' is the set of 29 prints made from those drawings. Bridalveil Fall, El Capitan, Half Dome and the Ahwahnee Hotel are among the sights he drew on the spot. Twenty-four of the prints are single sheets; the five largest are each printed across four panels.
Twenty Photographic Pictures
14 worksTwenty Photographic Pictures
14 worksDavid Hockney took the 20 colour photographs in 'Twenty Photographic Pictures' between 1970 and 1975 and gathered them in a 1976 portfolio. They range from his parents in Bradford and a friend showering in Paris to the Pacific Ocean at Malibu and a tennis court in Berkeley. Sonnabend Editions in New York published the portfolio in an edition of 80.
Tyler Graphics Lithographs (1990–91)
7 worksTyler Graphics Lithographs (1990–91)
7 worksDavid Hockney's Tyler Graphics Lithographs 1990–91 comprises seven colour lithographs published by Kenneth Tyler's celebrated print workshop in New York State. The subjects include yellow flowers in a blue vase, a curling dark blue wave and white lines looping across a dark ground.