DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937) Henry at table, 1976

signed in pencil, numbered and dated ‘32/96 David Hockney 76’ lithograph on Arches wove paper published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with the blindstamp of the publisher, with the stamp of the publisher on the reverse and the workshop number in pencil ‘DH 76-775’ sheet: 75 × 105.8 cm PROVENANCE: Collection Kampmann-Ludwig, Berlin (acquired in 1977 at Waddington and Tooth Galleries Ltd, London) Private collection LITERATURE: Scottish Arts Council. David Hockney Prints 1954-1977. Edinburgh 1979 & 188. In 1976, David Hockney created his remarkable Friends series, capturing the essence and personality of his sitters with characteristic clarity and warmth. Executed at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles, the portraits were drawn from life as Hockney’s friends posed before him, often within carefully constructed, domestic-like settings. Offering a deeply autobiographical glimpse into the artist’s Los Angeles circle of the 1970s, the series includes depictions of Henry Geldzahler , Mo McDermott, Brooke Hopper, Billy Wilder.