Sidney In His Office
Sidney In His Office
Signed Print
David Hockney
£2,450-£3,700
$4,900-$7,500 Value Indicator
$4,400-$6,500 Value Indicator
¥23,000-¥35,000 Value Indicator
€3,000-€4,500 Value Indicator
$24,000-$35,000 Value Indicator
¥480,000-¥720,000 Value Indicator
$3,150-$4,700 Value Indicator
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Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 60
Year: 1976
Size: H 61cm x W 53cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Bonhams New Bond Street | United Kingdom | |||
| January 2023 | Shannon's | United States | |||
| June 2018 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| March 2017 | Bonhams Knightsbridge | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2015 | Sotheby's Online | United Kingdom | |||
| April 2011 | Bonhams New Bond Street | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2005 | Christie's London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
While many of the portraits in the Friends (Gemini G.E.L 1976 Portfolio) show Hockney’s friends and companions in a spare setting with just a few objects or features picked out, this work, entitled Sidney in his Office, is unusual for showing the sitter in his office. Seated in a cane chair at his desk with a large rolodex in front of him and sheets of paper strewn about the place, he appears to have been caught in the middle of a busy day. His figure is at ease however, as he turns his head to look over his right shoulder at something out of shot. Here Hockney demonstrates his mastery of lithography, using the medium to play with different effects of line and tone, adding surface and depth to the work. This series was made in collaboration with printer Kenneth Tyler of the Gemini workshop in LA and marks a departure from Hockney’s earlier etchings which were less painterly and more graphic in style. While lithography loses some of the immediacy of an etching – which allowed the artist to draw directly onto a plate as quickly as a sketch – it makes up for it with the possibility to reproduce areas of shading and diffused brushstroke-like marks which bring another layer of life to the portrait.
