Sidney in His Office

started 1976, published 1977

David Hockney

Associated Names
David Hockney

Artist, British, 1937 - 2026

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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 770.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