Celia Pondering [special proof]

started 1980, published 1995

David Hockney

Associated Names
David Hockney

Artist, British, 1937 - 2026

James Reid

Printer, American, born 1948

Eric Donato

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image depicts a person seated in an armchair. The individual is shown facing sideways, with their right arm on the chair's back and their left arm on the armrest. They have short, curly hair and confident facial features. The person wears a patterned dress with a ribbon around the neck, a dark headband, and a small earring. The background is simple, with no discernible objects.
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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: 94 × 76.3 cm (37 × 30 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.146.24

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Tankosha 1996, no. 246 [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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1648.

1996

  • Tōkyō-to Gendai Bijutsukan. David Hockney: Prints 1954-1995. Tokyo, Japan: Museum of Contemporary Art and Tankosha Publishing Co., 1996, no. 246.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 23.71. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: S.P. I; lower right in graphite: David Hockney 80.; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: DH80-977

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

Q77258586

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