Bill and James II [special proof]

1980, published 1995

David Hockney

Associated Names
David Hockney

Artist, British, 1937 - 2026

Stanley Baden

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James Hirahara

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a sketch of two men from the thighs up. The man on the left is seated with his arms resting on an armrest, facing right. He has an older face with a prominent nose, receding hair, and is wearing a suit jacket and a tie. The man on the right is seated, leaning back with his left arm on the armrest, facing left. He has a younger face with short, neat hair, and is casually dressed in a shirt. The sketch features minimal background details.
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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: 78.74 × 101.6 cm (31 × 40 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.146.29

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Tankosha 1996, no. 251 [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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1653.

1996

  • Tōkyō-to Gendai Bijutsukan. David Hockney: Prints 1954-1995. Tokyo, Japan: Museum of Contemporary Art and Tankosha Publishing Co., 1996, no. 251.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 23.76. 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: DH80-983

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

Q77258594

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