David Hockney – Paris Review Poster
Hockney Paris Review Poster
The original Hockney Paris Review poster was created by David Hockney to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Paris Review: a quarterly English-language literary magazine established in Paris in 1953 by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, and George Plimpton. It was part of a series of works created over the years by renowned artists, including Andy Warhol, Helen Frankenthaler, Christo, Willem de Kooning, Louise Bourgeois, Alex Katz and others to raise funds for the Paris Review literary publication.
The poster was published by Petersberg Press and features ‘Flower Study’ 1980 by Hockney.
Year: 1981
Dimensions: 89 x 66 cm
Medium: Offset Lithograph on wove paper.
THE ARTIST
DAVID HOCKNEY
b. 1937, Bradford, England
A pioneer of the 1960s British movement, David Hockney is one of the most celebrated and prolific artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Endlessly versatile, he has produced acrylic paintings, photo collages, full-scale opera set designs, and digital works created on iPads.
Hockney first gained recognition for his semi-abstract paintings of gay love. He moved to California in 1964 and captured his new home in sensual, pastel-hued scenes of uninhibited queer men. As well as light-filled idyllic, sunny backdrops feature swimming pools, palm trees, and beautiful homes. Hockney has exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, among many other institutions. On the secondary market, his work has sold for more than $90 million.