The Old Guitarist
1976/1977
Artist, British, born 1937
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and aquatint in blue, red, and green (printed from 2 copper plates) on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
plate: 42.5 x 34.5 cm (16 3/4 x 13 9/16 in.)
sheet: 52.2 x 45.7 cm (20 9/16 x 18 in.) -
Accession
1991.60.2
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Catalogue Raisonné
Tankosha 1996, no. 179
Associated Artworks
See all 19 artworks
Figures with Still Life
David Hockney
1976
On it May Stay His Eye
David Hockney
1976
The Buzzing of the Blue Guitar
David Hockney
1976
Artwork history & notes
Bibliography
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.460.
1996
Tōkyō-to Gendai Bijutsukan. David Hockney: Prints 1954-1995. Tokyo, Japan: Museum of Contemporary Art and Tankosha Publishing Co., 1996, no. 179.
Inscriptions
lower right in graphite: David Hockney; lower left in graphite: 18/200; across top in plate: PABLO PICASSO Spanish 1881; across bottom in plate: THE OLD GUITARIST 1903; lower center verso stamped: The Blue Guitar / "The Old Guitarist"
Wikidata ID
Q74888374