Home
Home
Signed Print
David Hockney
44 x 32cm, Edition of 100, Etching, 1969
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Meaning & Analysis
Exhibiting minimalism and delicate contours, Home (1969) is a signed etching by David Hockney that represents one of the most recurrent and constantly evolving themes in the British artist’s diverse body of work: the interior space. Hockney’s approach to the domestic setting expanded significantly throughout the years, ranging from the exuberant, colourful prints, such as Caribbean Tea Time (1987) to the austere depictions of sofas and armchairs, reflecting his interest in the empty interior scene.
Home depicts an empty armchair standing in front of a large, tall window surrounded by long curtains and providing a view into the garden. This work, as so many of Hockney’s monochrome prints depicting empty interior scenes, uses everyday objects to speak of intimate emotions. The role of the chair, a staple motif in Hockney’s paintings and prints, has been manifold. His 1970s prints, such as Chair, 38 The Colony, Malibu (1973) position the object as a symbol of longing and absence, exposing the subtly dented surfaces of cushions to signal that the seat has only recently been abandoned by someone dear to the artist. As Hockney’s images of rooms and studios are often populated by sitters, especially his lifelong friends, the lack of human figure in this print heightens a sense of longing. Intimate and peaceful, the print provides an insight into a personal space as well as the wide spectrum of feelings attached to the mundane objects.
