David Hockney
Red Square and the Forbidden City
Found at
Bonhams
Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples, Lot 166
9. May - 9. May 2023
Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples, Lot 166
9. May - 9. May 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
David Hockney (born 1937)
Red Square and the Forbidden City, 1982
Lithograph in colors on Somerset paper, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 319/1000 (there were also 100 artist's proofs), published/printed by Thames & Hudson, London/Petersburg Studios, New York, the full sheet, together with the book 'China Diary', a limited edition artist book with text by Stephen Spender, signed in ink by Hockney and Spender, contained in original cardboard slipcase.
lithograph 19 5/8 x 21 1/2in (49.8 x 54.6cm)
book overall 10 x 7 1/2 x 1in (25.4 x 19.1 x 2.6cm)
Red Square and the Forbidden City, 1982
Lithograph in colors on Somerset paper, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 319/1000 (there were also 100 artist's proofs), published/printed by Thames & Hudson, London/Petersburg Studios, New York, the full sheet, together with the book 'China Diary', a limited edition artist book with text by Stephen Spender, signed in ink by Hockney and Spender, contained in original cardboard slipcase.
lithograph 19 5/8 x 21 1/2in (49.8 x 54.6cm)
book overall 10 x 7 1/2 x 1in (25.4 x 19.1 x 2.6cm)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by David Hockney achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in May this year. In the Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples auction, the work Red Square and the Forbidden City sold for USD 7,650.00 (€ 7,180.40) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,500.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by David Hockney achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Nichols Canyon in December 2020 with an auction result of USD 41,067,500.00 (€ 33,579,313.16).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von David Hockney erzielte im Mai diesen Jahres bei Bonhams einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples wurde die Arbeit Red Square and the Forbidden City für USD 7.650,00 (€ 7.180,40) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.500,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von David Hockney erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Nichols Canyon im Dezember 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 41.067.500,00 (€ 33.579.313,16).
David Hockney - Auction history
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