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Dog Etching No. 11 - Signed Print by David Hockney 1998 - MyArtBroker

Dog Etching No. 11
Signed Print

David Hockney

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Medium: Etching

Edition size: 35

Year: 1998

Size: H 32cm x W 36cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of David Hockney's Dog Etching No. 11 (signed) is estimated to be worth between £18,000 to £27,000. This etching was created in 1998 and is a rare artwork, having been sold once at auction in May 2009. This artwork has not been sold in the last 12 months or the last five years. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 35.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
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May 2009Bonhams San Francisco United States

Meaning & Analysis

Dog Etching No. 11 (1998) captures one of the artist’s pets in a half-asleep pose. Executed in delicate, black lines, the dog lies in an armchair with one of his eyes closed. The dog, chair, and small pot of flowers are the only elements in the print and it is only through their presence that the artist configures the profound tenderness of the scene. Hockney builds the atmosphere of comfort and homeliness while using a highly minimalist technique and reducing the representation to the most essential elements.

Although the pet portraits may come across lighthearted in many aspects, Hockney’s representation of the creatures taps into a wide spectrum of feelings and emotions. In Dog Etching No. 11, a sense of melancholy is evident in the dog’s gaze as its open eye directly confronts the viewer. The artist comments in this context: “I make no apologies for the apparent subject matter. These two dear little creatures are my friends. They are intelligent, loving, comical and often bored. They watch me work; I notice the warm shapes they make together, their sadness and their delights. And, being Hollywood dogs, they somehow seem to know that a picture is being made.”

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