DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937) Brooke Hopper, 1976
Lotto 17
8 00010 000
signed, numbered and dated in pencil ‘15/92 David Hockney 76’
lithograph on Arches wove paper
published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with their blindstamp
sheet: 96.5 x 71.5 cm
LITERATURE:
Scottish Arts Council 177
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 166; G. 713
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.