Name: Self Portrait
Brand: David Hockney
Rating: 5 (236 reviews)

Track auction value trend

The value of David Hockney’s Self Portrait (signed) is estimated to be worth between £4,600 and £7,000. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £5,140, with a total of 1 artwork sold. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £5,140 in October 2024 to £6,561 in March 2021. This work has shown a consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 7%. This lithograph print, created in 1980, has an auction history of 4 total sales since its entry to the market in April 2011. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 30.

Meaning & Analysis

Self Portrait is a signed lithograph by British artist David Hockney, and is a part of the artist’s Portraits collection. Issued in 1980 in an edition of 30, this lithograph depicts the much loved British artist David Hockney in his early forties.

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This portrait, framed by a roughly sketched square, was released in 1980 in an edition of 30. Forty-three at the time of creating this self portrait, Hockney is sat side on. The rough, brisk strokes, loose in their application, still capture a wonderful likeness of the artist, who appears lost in thought or focusing on another matter entirely, almost completely unaware of the viewer watching him. At this time, living between Los Angeles and London, Hockney was already a well-known, loved figure in the art world, pioneering British art.

Having created over 300 self-portraits throughout his artistic career, this portrait is just one of many.This subtle sadness present in this rendering lends it a sombre air, more sincere than other iterations of his own likeness.