2017
Exhibition poster
59 x 42 cm
Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticity
 
An iconic exhibition poster, created to promote Hockney’s 2017 retrospective at Tate Britain, which displayed 60 years of his work from classic early paintings to recent work in a variety of media. This poster features one of his most recognised and celebrated works, ‘Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)’ (1972), which depicts ex-partner Peter Schlesinger looking down at John St Clair, one of Hockney’s assistants, swimming underwater. This painting sold the following year for $90.3 million at Christie’s, New York.
 
David Hockney (born 1937) is one of the most influential 20th century British artists. He has explored a diverse range of techniques over the years including painting, printmaking, drawing, set design, videography, photography and digital art. He was an innovative printmaker with technology early in his career which has gained recent traction again drawing on his iPhone and iPad. Hockney explores everything from still life and domestic scenes to portraits and landscapes, whilst also addressing themes in his own life such as sexuality. Hockney’s style is iconic and recognisable with its warm feeling and lively, colourful palette. In 2018, Hockney’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) became the most expensive artwork by a living artist to be sold at auction when it sold in New York for $90 million. Hockney’s work is held in countless international collections and museums.