The Arrival Of Spring In Woldgate East Yorkshire 2nd June 2011
The Arrival Of Spring In Woldgate East Yorkshire 2nd June 2011
Signed Print
David Hockney
£90,000-£140,000
$180,000-$280,000 Value Indicator
$160,000-$250,000 Value Indicator
¥830,000-¥1,300,000 Value Indicator
€110,000-€170,000 Value Indicator
$890,000-$1,390,000 Value Indicator
¥17,500,000-¥27,220,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Digital Print
Edition size: 25
Year: 2011
Size: H 140cm x W 106cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
The final print in the series titled the Arrival of Spring 2011, 2nd June shows a rural idyll, soft light filtering through trees laden with leaves, summer wildflowers sprouting from the border of the shaded path. The work presents a marked contrast with the first print in the series, dated to the 1st of January of the same year, which is filled with the doom and gloom of winter. Featuring gestural brush marks, pointillist dots, diffused color and fine lines, the work shows Hockney’s ability to work within the medium of digital drawing after years of analogue printmaking. Here the screen becomes the etching plate, the lithograph stone, as he lays down various shades of green, creating light and shadow with just a stylus. The introduction of the iPad into Hockney’s oeuvre proved revolutionary. Since his first experiments with it at Yosemite in 2010, it became as ubiquitous as his sketchbook, offering the ability to produce quick drawings which could become digitally printed editions in an instant. Here we see him tapping into centuries of tradition, presenting the English countryside in a strikingly contemporary medium and style in order to celebrate his return to his birthplace after decades spent in California.
