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Chair With Book On Red Carpet - Signed Print by David Hockney 1999 - MyArtBroker

Chair With Book On Red Carpet
Signed Print

David Hockney

£24,000-£35,000Value Indicator

$50,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

$45,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

¥220,000-¥320,000 Value Indicator

29,000-40,000 Value Indicator

$240,000-$340,000 Value Indicator

¥4,540,000-¥6,620,000 Value Indicator

$30,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

9% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Medium: Etching

Edition size: 35

Year: 1999

Size: H 98cm x W 78cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of David Hockney's Chair With Book On Red Carpet (signed) is estimated to be worth between £24,000 and £35,000. This etching print, created in 1999, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 9%. This work has a strong auction history, having been sold 4 times at auction since its initial sale on 26th February 2013. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £25,000, with the hammer price in the last five years ranging from £25,000 in June 2024 to £32,256 in September 2022. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 35.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2024Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
September 2022Christie's London United Kingdom
April 2014Christie's New York United States
February 2013Phillips London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

The role of the chair, a staple motif in Hockney’s paintings and prints, has been manifold. His 1970s prints, such as Chair, 38 The Colony, Malibu (1973) position the object as a symbol of longing and absence, exposing the subtly dented surfaces of cushions to signal that the seat has only recently been abandoned by someone dear to the artist. A decade later Hockney depicts chairs in The Perspective Lesson (1984) to comment upon the optical illusions, rules of perspective, and visual space.

Standing on a round orange rug, which is the only colourful element in the print, the chair in Hockney’s 1998 print is again linked to the dynamics of absence and presence. The intimacy of the image is established by Hockney’s depiction of a half-open book tossed casually on the seat of the chair. Featuring the elegant, slender chair, stylish rug and the thick book, the print invokes the personality of the owner although their likeness isn’t to be found anywhere within the picture. The set of personal objects bears vivid marks of human presence, leaving the viewer curious about the identity of the absent sitter.

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