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The Wave, A Lithograph - Signed Print by David Hockney 1990 - MyArtBroker

The Wave, A Lithograph
Signed Print

David Hockney

£45,000-£70,000Value Indicator

$90,000-$150,000 Value Indicator

$80,000-$130,000 Value Indicator

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¥8,760,000-¥13,620,000 Value Indicator

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69 x 97cm, Edition of 50, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 50

Year: 1990

Size: H 69cm x W 97cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: July 2024

Value Trend:

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
July 2024
Christie's New York
United States
$60,000
$60,000
$80,000
October 2023
Bonhams Los Angeles
United States
September 2021
Bonhams Los Angeles
United States
April 2021
Christie's New York
United States
October 2019
Phillips New York
United States
June 2017
Phillips London
United Kingdom
March 2016
Christie's New York
United States
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The value of David Hockney's The Wave, A Lithograph, created in 1990, is estimated to be worth between £45,000 and £70,000. This signed lithograph print has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of 14 total sales since its entry to the market in May 2008. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £50,333, with the hammer price ranging from £31,493 in October 2023 to £50,333 in July 2024. The average annual growth rate of this work is 11%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Meaning & Analysis

The Wave, a lithograph in colour released in 1990 in an edition of 50, is simultaneously abstract, yet realist and is just one in a number of interpretations of the sea Hockney has executed in his artistic career, now spanning several decades. A double crested dark blue wave dominates the foreground, with two smaller green-hued waves on either side in the middle distance. The background is a sea of light and dark blue waves, receding to the horizon. In the top third of the painting, three brushstrokes linger in mid air, the colour of each stroke corresponding with the main colours within the composition below. It is this artistic addition that adds an air of abstraction to an otherwise predominantly realist composition. Hockney’s brilliant swirls of colour inject vigor back into the tradition of landscape painting. Despite depicting the natural world, Hockney adopts a heightened use of colour, bringing a palpable sense of vibrancy and energy to the lithograph.