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Nude, 17th June - Signed Print by David Hockney 1984 - MyArtBroker

Nude, 17th June
Signed Print

David Hockney

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43 x 36cm, Edition of 15, Photographic print

Medium: Photographic print
Edition size: 15
Year: 1984
Size: H 43cm x W 36cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: May 2016

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May 2016
Sotheby's New York
United States
$45,000
$50,000
$60,000
October 2012
Phillips New York
United States
June 2012
Phillips London
United Kingdom
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The value of David Hockney's Nude, 17th June, a signed photographic print from 1984, is estimated to be worth between £120,000 and £170,000. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of three sales since its entry to the market on 28th June 2012. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 15.

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Meaning & Analysis

This 1984 print by British artist David Hockney is an example of one of the artist’s later ‘joiner’ artworks and was released as an edition of 20. Portraying American actor Theresa Russell laying nude on a bed, this photo collage makes a tongue-in-cheek reference to the pin-up nude photographs of the 1950s, particularly those depicting world-famous actor and icon, Marilyn Monroe. In this print Hockney marks a return to his sustained interest in the erotic, explored at length in the Erotic Prints series and sparked by his move to sexually-liberated California twenty years earlier. Arranging many different photographs of the Russell’s naked body, each taken at a slightly different angle, into a multi-perspectival composition, this composite image complicates the various modes of representation made possible by photography, a subject that had informed a public lecture given by Hockney at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, in 1983. The almost baroque composition of the print accords great significance to drapery; the visual depiction of the folds in cloth, drapery is a representational motif that has punctuated art history for many hundreds of years, even since the portrayal, by Christian iconographers, of Christ, the Virgin and the Apostles as figures clad in classically inspired, toga-like robes. Commenting on this piece, Hockney once said: ‘Only erotic photographs inspire you immediately to look for more than 30 seconds, and my pin-up requires you to look very slowly.’

  • 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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