Sidney in His Office

started 1976, published 1977

David Hockney

Associated Names
David Hockney

Artist, British, born 1937

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Anthony Zepeda

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows an upper torso of a man seated at a desk. He is facing slightly to the side, with his right arm resting on the desk and his left hand positioned on what appears to be a chair arm or part of the desk. He is bald and has a full beard and mustache, wearing glasses. The man is dressed in a collared, button-up shirt with the sleeves pulled back slightly, and he is wearing pants with a visible belt. On the desk in front of him, there is a rotary file holder along with several sheets of paper and a few small objects. Behind the desk, there are shelves with a few scattered objects and outlines of other papers or books drawn on the wall, contributing to a sketch-like quality in the style of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on gray Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 61.1 x 52.7 cm (24 1/16 x 20 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.184

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Tankosha 1996, undescribed


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Hockney, Printmaker, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, England, 2014, p. 110, no. 68.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 770.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 23.44. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in white pencil: Gemini II David Hockney; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: DH76-811

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q74035783

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