Bill Burroughs [special proof]

1980, published 1995

David Hockney

Associated Names
David Hockney

Artist, British, 1937 - 2026

Robert Meyer

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James Reid

Printer, American, born 1948

Claudio Stickar

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image is a sketch of a person's upper body in profile from the waist up. The person is seated with their right arm resting on the back of a chair. Their head is turned to the left, facing away from the viewer. The facial features are minimalistic, with focus on the profile of the nose, mouth, and ear. The person's hair is short and simple, following the contour of the head closely. The sketch indicates the person is wearing a button-up shirt, with a collar and a folded cuff on the sleeve. The background is plain and unadorned, emphasizing the drawn figure. The drawing is in a loose, free-flowing style with lines of a single color on a light background.
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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: 75.8 × 96.4 cm (29 13/16 × 37 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.146.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Tankosha 1996, no. 249 [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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1651.

1996

  • Tōkyō-to Gendai Bijutsukan. David Hockney: Prints 1954-1995. Tokyo, Japan: Museum of Contemporary Art and Tankosha Publishing Co., 1996, no. 249.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 23.74. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: S.P. I/III; lower right in graphite: David Hockney 80; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: DH80-981

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

Q77258591

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