David Hockney's Swimming Pools
- yartlondon
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Swimming pools have now become forever associated with David Hockney, who moved to LA in 1964 in search of the sharp light and shadows he had seen in the Hollywood movies as a student.
“Water changes its look more than in any other form, creating dancing lines with all the colours of the spectrum.”
Drawn in by the glamour of Hollywood and having had enough of the grey and dingy post-war London, in 1963 Hockney sold a collection of his paintings in London and, the following year moved his home and studio to Santa Monica, California.
Here he quickly became inspired by the calm and free-flowing lines created in California’s swimming pools, explaining, “Water can be anything. It can be any colour, it’s movable, and it has no set visual description.”
Since 1964, Hockney has consistently been inspired by these fluid lines and still continues to copy their movement 60 years later.
Available to purchase from Clifton Gallery
David Hockney My Pool and Terrace
Details:
Coloured etching and aquatint on wove paper From Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary Portfolio 1983 73.6 x 106 cm Edition of 250 Hand signed, numbered and dated by David Hockney
The Diver Paper Pool Australian National Gallery Poster
Details: Colour offset lithograph on heavy white wove paper 81 x 134 cm 1982 Published by Tyler Graphics, Mount Kisco, New York Framed
Paper Pools
Details: Lithograph on Arches wove paper 1980 26.6 x 23 cm Edition of 1000 Signed, numbered and dated by Hockney Published by Tyler Graphics, Mount Kisco, New York, with their blindstamp Excellent condition Framed
Hand-Signed 1972 Olympische Spiele Munchen, Munich Olympics
Details: Rare colour lithograph printed on BFK Rives paper Edition of 200 1970 Margin trimmed, sheet measures 102 x 64 cm Margin trimmed as per instructions when issued for the Olympics, in order to retain size consistency across the various artists poster Hand signed, numbered and dated in pencil by Hockney Printed by Matthieu AG, Zurich, for the 1972 Munich Olympics (Olympische Spiele Munchen) Published by Editions Olympia, Munich.
Hand-Signed 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Poster
Details: Offset lithograph on wove paper 1982 91.5 x 64 cm Hand signed by Hockney Printed and published by Knapp Communications Corporation Catalogue Raisonne Reference: 131 Brian Baggott, Hockney Poster Art.
Lithographic Water Made of Lines T210, TG 253
Details: Lithograph on TGL handmade paper 1978 86.5 x 73.8 cm Hand signed, numbered and dated in pencil by Hockney One of 12 Artist Proofs aside the edition of 42 Published in 1980 by Tyler Graphics, New York With the Tyler Graphics blindstamp
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