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The Fires Of Furious Desire - Signed Print by David Hockney 1961 - MyArtBroker

The Fires Of Furious Desire
Signed Print

David Hockney

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28 x 40cm, Edition of 75, Intaglio

Medium: Intaglio

Edition size: 75

Year: 1961

Size: H 28cm x W 40cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: April 2025

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Location
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April 2025
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
£3,230
£3,800
£4,864
March 2025
Christie's London
United Kingdom
January 2025
Bonhams Los Angeles
United States
September 2024
Phillips London
United Kingdom
November 2023
Sotheby's Online
United Kingdom
December 2022
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
September 2020
Sotheby's Online
United Kingdom
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The value of David Hockney’s The Fires Of Furious Desire (signed) is estimated to be worth between £5,000 and £8,000. This intaglio print, created in 1961, has shown consistent value growth and has an auction history of 18 total sales since its entry to the market in October 2002. The sales in the last 12 months have seen an average selling price of £4,092 across 3 total sales. Over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £2,778 in January 2025 to £8,000 in September 2020. The artwork has demonstrated an average annual growth rate of -3% and has an edition size of 75.

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Meaning & Analysis

This signed print by British artist David Hockney is entitled The Fires Of Furious Desire. One year before its production, Hockney made a series of paintings which he entitled his ‘Love’ paintings, inspired by a voracious appetite for the literary work of American poet and writer Walt Whitman.  Enamoured with the approaches of Derek Boshier, R.B. Kitaj, and Patrick Caulfield – all fellow students at London’s Royal College of Art – Hockney used these works as a springboard for his own experimentation with abstract expressionism, a style that was extremely popular in the United States at the time. As such, Hockney described his ‘Love’ paintings as ‘a kind of mixture of Alan Davie cum Jackson Pollock cum Roger Hilton’. In The Fires Of Furious Desire, Hockney’s dabbling in the world of abstraction finds its expression in etching, a technique and medium which he had been exploring since his time at Bradford School of Art: a period captured in the work, Fish And Chip Shop (1954). A rectangular composition very similar to that of ‘Myself And My Heroes’ (1961), the work deals with the eternal themes of love, sex, and passion. In the lower half of the composition, delimited by a single straight line, the impression of two small cross-hatched figures contrast with a bespectacled figure resembling Hockney himself. Deconstructed by several violently applied strokes of the etching needle, the figure’s beating heart is etched on his chest. He emits a plume of dark ink complete with the simple words: ‘LOVE’.

  • British-born artist David Hockney is a kaleidoscopic force in the art world. Born in 1937, Hockney's vibrant palette and innovative techniques have left an indelible mark on contemporary art. A pioneer of the British Pop Art movement in the 1960s, he seamlessly transitioned through various styles, from photo collages to vivid landscapes. Renowned for his exploration of light and space, Hockney's versatility extends to painting, printmaking, photography, and stage design. A captivating storyteller, his works often capture the essence of modern life with a playful yet profound touch. With a career spanning decades, Hockney remains an enduring visionary in the ever-evolving art world.

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