Live Auction 18873Modern British Art
David Hockney, O.M., C.H., R.A. (b. 1937)
Lot 80

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

Jonathan Williams

Closed29 September 2020

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GBP 17,500

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David Hockney, O.M., C.H., R.A. (b. 1937)
Jonathan Williams
signed with initials and dated 'DH./Feb 1972' (lower right)
pencil on paper
13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (35.3 x 27.6 cm.)
Executed in 1972.

A gift from the artist to the sitter Jonathan Williams in February 1972, and by descent.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27 June 2017, lot 162.
with Galerie Lelong, Paris, where purchased by the present owner.

Specialist note


Hockney executed the present work when he visited Jonathan Williams at his cottage in Cumbria in February 1972. Williams, a poet, painter, photographer, publisher and art collector, had invited Hockney, Peter Schlesinger, Sandra Fisher and R.B. Kitaj to stay for the weekend.