12th Nov, 2020 14:00

20th Century Art & Design

 
  Lot 34
 

34

§ David Hockney R.A. (British 1937-)
"Water Pouring into Swimming Pool, Santa Monica"

1964, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 61/75 (there were also 15 artist's proofs), published by Editions Alecto, London, 1965, with their blindstamp, the full sheet, with deckle edges on all four sides, on Japon nacré paper, (S.A.C. 38; Tokyo 38), lithograph in colours.

Dimensions: sheet size 51.5cm x 66.5cm (20.25in x 26.25in)

* When Hockney moved to Los Angeles in 1964, he was fascinated by the use of water for irrigation and recreation in the semi-arid environment. He delighted in experimenting with various methods of depicting drops and sprays of water. This lithograph was made at the instigation of the Atelier Matthieu in Zurich and relates to a 1965 painting, Different Kinds of Water Pouring into a Swimming Pool, Santa Monica (private collection). The depiction of water in these pictures is highly stylised. Hockney later said that water 'offered an opportunity for abstraction - almost as much a recurring desire as painting a portrait' (Stangos, p.100). Hockney's 1964 lithographs marked a return to the technique after a gap of ten years.

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