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Henry In His Office - Signed Print by David Hockney 1976 - MyArtBroker

Henry In His Office
Signed Print

David Hockney

£1,800-£2,700Value Indicator

$3,550-$5,500 Value Indicator

$3,200-$4,850 Value Indicator

¥16,000-¥24,000 Value Indicator

2,150-3,200 Value Indicator

$17,000-$26,000 Value Indicator

¥350,000-¥530,000 Value Indicator

$2,250-$3,350 Value Indicator

-5% AAGR

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 20

Year: 1976

Size: H 31cm x W 29cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of David Hockney’s Henry In His Office (signed) is estimated to be worth between £1,800 and £2,700. This lithograph print, created in 1976, has shown consistent sales performance, with an average annual growth rate of -5%. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of four total sales since its entry to the market in March 2016. Over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £1,170 in September 2018 to £2,095 in December 2019. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 20.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
November 2023Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
November 2017Swann Galleries United States
October 2017Wright United States
March 2016Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

In this portrait, Hockney renounces his recognizable use of crisp linear outlines associated with the naturalist tradition of representation. Instead, the friend’s likeness is configured from a series of marks, blotches, and transparent black-ink stripes resembling the Oriental brush strokes. In this print, the effect achieved by Hockney’s use of tusche, a diluted form of lithographic ink, is one of fluidity. Given their irregular shape and varied intensity of the ink, the stripes seem to flow down from the sitter’s shirt. While the sitter’s body language is relaxed, his facial expression appears earnest. As the man’s gaze is focused at an indefinite point in front of him, a rather nostalgic demeanour seems to reflect the moment of sinking in thought. Depicting the man against a plain background, the print displays an extreme simplicity reflective of Hockney’s attempt to orient the viewer’s attention towards the sphere of emotions and feelings experienced by his sitters.

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