Celia Reading [special proof]

1980, published 1995

David Hockney

Associated Names
David Hockney

Artist, British, 1937 - 2026

Claudio Stickar

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Robert Meyer

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a person seated, leaning slightly forward and engrossed in reading. The individual is detailed from the waist up with a tilted head, one hand on their face, and the other hand holding an open book or document on a table. Their features include finely sketched eyes, a contemplative expression, and styled hair under a hat. They wear a loose short-sleeved garment and the background is plain with hints of a table and abstract forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in brown on Arches Cover wove paper [special proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist, in honor of Andrew Robison

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 68.8 × 91.5 cm (27 1/16 × 36 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.146.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Tankosha 1996, no. 245 [special proof]

  • Series Title

    A Series of Hand Drawn Lithographs from 1979-80

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 2016 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1647.

1996

  • Tōkyō-to Gendai Bijutsukan. David Hockney: Prints 1954-1995. Tokyo, Japan: Museum of Contemporary Art and Tankosha Publishing Co., 1996, no. 245.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 23.70. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: S.P. 1/1; lower right in graphite: David Hockney 80; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: DH80-976

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77258584

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