Live Auction 17282Modern British Art Day Sale
David Hockney, O.M., C.H., R.A. (b. 1937)
Lot 108

David Hockney, O.M., C.H., R.A. (b. 1937)

Gregory

Closed22 January 2020

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GBP 62,500

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David Hockney, O.M., C.H., R.A. (b. 1937)
Gregory
signed with initials 'D.H.' (lower right)
ink on paper
9 7/8 x 8 ¾ in. (25.1 x 22.3 cm.)
Executed in 1975.

with Knoedler Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner's mother, and by descent.

Specialist note


This exquisite drawing is of Gregory Evans, Hockney’s assistant and companion for most of the 1970s. They met in 1974, when Gregory was in his early 20s, through the art dealer Nick Wilder. Gregory became one of Hockney’s greatest sources of inspiration and sat for him many times. In an interview with The Guardian in May 2015, Hockney was asked who was the love of his life. He replied, ‘Maybe Gregory’. They remain close friends to this day.