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Franco-American Mail - Signed Print by David Hockney 1977 - MyArtBroker

Franco-American Mail
Signed Print

David Hockney

£1,850-£2,750Value Indicator

$3,850-$5,500 Value Indicator

$3,450-$5,000 Value Indicator

¥18,000-¥27,000 Value Indicator

€2,150-€3,200 Value Indicator

$20,000-$29,000 Value Indicator

¥370,000-¥550,000 Value Indicator

$2,500-$3,750 Value Indicator

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46 x 53cm, Edition of 200, Etching

Medium: Etching

Edition size: 200

Year: 1977

Size: H 46cm x W 53cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: June 2025

Value Trend:

6% AAGR

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Auction Results

Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2025
Gormley's Art Auctions
United Kingdom
$2,150
$2,500
$2,500
August 2024
Bonhams New York
United States
June 2024
Rago
United States
May 2024
Bukowskis, Stockholm
Sweden
October 2022
Galerie Gloggner Luzern
Switzerland
September 2022
Phillips London
United Kingdom
September 2020
Sotheby's Online
United Kingdom
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The value of David Hockney’s Franco-American Mail (signed) is estimated to be worth between £1,850 and £2,750. This etching print, created in 1977, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 6%. This work has an auction history of 32 total sales since its entry to the market in June 2004. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £1,708 across 4 sales. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £1,064 in October 2022 to £3,200 in September 2022. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 200.

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Meaning & Analysis

The images included in the print are rendered mostly in red and blue, a combination described by Hockney as ‘the colours of Matisse’. Exhibiting simple contour lines and a flat, poster-like depiction of abstract forms, the print, indeed, remains in a strong dialogue with the legacy of Henri Matisse at the same time as making overt references to the work of Pablo Picasso through the evocation of Stevens’ poem. Considering its multilayered nature, the print can be seen as Hockney’s homage to the artists who challenged the conventional ways of seeing and significantly shaped his own vision of art.

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