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For The OZ Obscenity Fund - Signed Print by David Hockney 1971 - MyArtBroker

For The OZ Obscenity Fund
Signed Print

David Hockney

£1,850-£2,750Value Indicator

$3,650-$5,500 Value Indicator

$3,300-$4,900 Value Indicator

¥17,000-¥25,000 Value Indicator

2,200-3,300 Value Indicator

$18,000-$27,000 Value Indicator

¥350,000-¥530,000 Value Indicator

$2,350-$3,450 Value Indicator

-9% AAGR

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 30

Year: 1971

Size: H 62cm x W 82cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of David Hockney’s For The OZ Obscenity Fund (signed) lithograph print from 1971 is estimated to be worth between £1,850 and £2,750. This work has shown consistent value growth and has an auction history of 9 total sales since its entry to the market on 16th June 1999. Over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £1,321 in November 2023 to £8,000 in May 2021, with an average annual growth rate of -9%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 30.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
November 2023Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
May 2021Hall's Fine Art United Kingdom
September 2019Christie's London United Kingdom
March 2019Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
May 2014Shapiro Auctioneers Australia
November 2013Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
October 2005Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Originally from Australia, the OZ magazine became an important part of the UK counterculture when it launched in London in 1967. After a few years of the magazine’s presence within the city’s cultural scene, a group of young people aged between 14 and 18 was selected to edit the School Kids issue, which led to a series of articles revolving around the themes of education, sexual freedom, drug use and corporal punishment. As a result, the magazine was raided by the Obscene Publications Squad and its three editors were accused of conspiring to 'debauch and corrupt the morals of young children’. To render the male body subtle and innocent, Hockney uses crisp linear outlines against a plain, almost entirely muted background, similarly to his earlier works, such as Nude Male (1966) and Peter (1969). 30 of the prints for the OZ Obscenity Fund were auctioned to raise money and public awareness about the trial.