Dog Wall

DOG WALL

David Hockney goldmark

David Hockney

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Dog Wall No 1

21.5 x 27.0 cm

£6500

00.0 30.0 x 00.0 45.0 cm

£0000 £9000

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Dog Wall No 12

℡ 01572 821424

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DOG WALL

David Hockney

Bon à Tirer etchings

David Hockney is widely thought of as one of Britain’s greatest living artists and throughout his long career has always considered printmaking to be an important part of his output.

Here we are pleased to offer a selection of 8 original etchings by Hockney from his 1998 suite entitled Dog Wall, which was published by the artist himself.

We see Hockney’s two Dachshunds, Stanley and Boodgie. The dogs are my little friends, he says in an interview with Richard Natale in 1998. It was probably my wanting a tender, loving subject. I make no apologies for the apparent subject matter. These two dear little creatures are my friends. They are intelligent, loving , comical, and often bored. They watch me work; I notice the warm shapes they make together, their sadness and their delights.

good to pull. This was the traditional way for the artist to indicate to the printer that he was personally approving the print as being suitable for editioning.

The main edition comprised only 35 copies of each etching. The prints are scarce as the edition was so small and the B a T example, unique.

Etchings, 1998, on Somerset wove paper, signed, dated and

These etchings are all signed and dated in pencil by Hockney and are also inscribed with the letters B a T. This is short for Bon à Tirer, literally meaning

inscribed with the letters B aT by the artist. The edition of 35 plus ten artist's proofs was published by the artist and distributed

by Pace Editions, New York. (Bon à Tirer meaning good to pull)

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Dog Wall No 2

00.0 30.0 x 00.0 35.0 cm

£0000 £6500

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Dog Wall No 3

00.0 30.0 x 00.0 35.0 cm

£0000 £7500

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Dog Wall No 6

00.0 30.0 x 00.0 35.0 cm

℡ 01572 821424

£0000 £7500

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Dog Wall No 7

00.0 35.0 x 00.0 30.0 cm

£0000 £9000

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Dog Wall No 9

00.0 30.0 x 00.0 35.0 cm

£0000 £6500

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Dog Wall No 11

00.0 21.5 x 00.0 27.0 cm

℡ 01572 821424

£0000 £6500

prices include frame, vat and uk delivery

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