{"product_id":"18904-hockney-david-collection-of-fax-drawings-letters-exhibition-announcements-and-publications-gallery-cards-and-other-ephemera","title":"[Hockney, David. (b. 1937)] Collection of Fax Drawings, Letters, Exhibition Announcements and Publications, Gallery Cards, and Other Ephemera","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAn interesting small collection of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003epersonal faxed letters and drawings, exhibition announcements, gallery cards, exhibition publications, magazines, and photocopies. Various sizes and conditions. 1973-1982. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance: Christopher Hanley Scott (1945–2002), partner to Henry Geldzahler (1935–1994); private collection, New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHockney met Henry Geldzahler, a curator at the Metropolitan Museum, at Andy Warhol's New York apartment in the 1960's.  Hockney and Geldzahler became close friends and travel companions, sharing a sense of humor, interests, and many similar life experiences.  Through their friendship, Geldzahler and his partner Christopher became the subjects of numerous works by Hockney. This collection testifies to that relationship and includes a series of personal art faxes sent to them. In one facsimile note, the artist muses about their mutual engagement with the fax medium, writing, \"Your fax had more half tones on it than any I have yet received. Here are a few of mine. You will love the machine.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidely known for his ready embrace of new technology, David Hockney once described the fax machine as “the wonderful machine, the enemy of totalitarianism, the return of handwritten letters.” Hockney first began to experiment with the fax machine in the 1980s, transmitting drawings around the globe to friends and galleries alike. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAdapting his drawing technique to the machine’s specificities, Hockney used opaque gray, for instance, to render halftones in the final product. When he was invited to participate in the 1989 São Paulo Biennial, he elected to do so by fax and devised a series of more than 30 such works to be shown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe collection includes the following:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003eFaxes and Photocopies. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003eTen total. Largest 8.5 x 14 inches, smallest 8.5 x 11 inches.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003eExhibition Publications.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAndy Warhol: A Memorial\u003c\/i\u003e, curated by Henry Geldhazar, July 4–August 16, 1987. New York: Dia Art Foundation. 1987. Softcover. 12pp.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney: Paintings and Drawings \u003c\/i\u003eat the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, October 11 – December 9, 1974. London: Petersburg Press. Softcover. 58pp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney: Things Recent\u003c\/i\u003e, at Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York City, December 5 1990 – January 5, 1991.  Virginia: Virginia Lithograph Inc. Softcover. 52pp.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Eye – David Hockney: Looking at Pictures in a Book \u003c\/i\u003eat the National Gallery, July 1 – August 31, 1981. Uxbridge: The Hillingdon Press. 1981. Softcover. 25pp. Includes 8 postcard prints of works selected by Hockney for his \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Eye \u003c\/i\u003eexhibition\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney: Some New Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e at Knoedler Gallery, London, October 1988.  Softcover. 20pp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney: Travels with Pen, Pencil and Ink \/ Selected Prints and Drawings 1962–1977 \u003c\/i\u003eat the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran. London: Petersburg Press Ltd., 1977.  Softcover. 200pp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney: New Drawings\u003c\/i\u003e at 1853 Gallery and Salts Mill, 1993–1994, Yorkshire.  United Kingdom: Lund Humphries Publishing. 1994. Softcover. 76pp.  With printed card reading \"with compliments from David Hockney\" and postcard print of a 1988 painting.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney: Faces \u003c\/i\u003epublished in conjunction with the exhibition \u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney: Portrait Drawings 1966–1984\u003c\/i\u003e at Laband Art Gallery, Los Angeles, January 30 – March 14, 1987. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc.. 1987. Softcover. 80pp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney: Some New Pictures \u003c\/i\u003eat the L.A. Louver, Venice, CA (December 6, 1989 – January 6, 1990) and The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii (February 7 – March 19, 1990). 6,000 copies printed by Gardner Lithograph. 1990. Softcover. 48pp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003eFive exhibition invitations from André Emmerich Gallery, New York City, between 1973–1991:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney: Things Recent, \u003c\/i\u003eDecember 5 1990 – January 5, 1991. Bifolio.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney: New Paintings, \u003c\/i\u003eMarch 30 – April 22, 1989. Bifolio.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney: Paper Pools\u003c\/i\u003e, January 6 – January 26, 1979. Bifolio.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDavid Hockney: The Weather and Other Lithographs\u003c\/i\u003e, May 19 – June 15, 1973. Bifolio.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003eDavid Hockney: Home Made Prints, December 6 – January 3, 1987. Bifolio.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003eLecture booklet from André Emmerich Gallery, New York City, for Hockney's lecture, \u003ci\u003eOn Photography, \u003c\/i\u003egiven at the Victoria and Albert Museum in November, 1983. Softcover. 29pp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003eJanuary 1995 issue of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine \u003c\/i\u003ewith clippings of an article titled \"Regarding Henry,\" with posthumous reflections on Henry Geldzahler's life by several artists, including Hockney.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003eFebruary 1988 newsprint of \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Herald Examiner – Weekend \u003c\/i\u003ewith a centerfold presenting \"an original print for you to keep and frame\" of David Hockney's \u003ci\u003eTwo Apples, One Lemon and Four Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lot-detail_additional--desc expandable-init\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"expand-bar\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"expand-bar\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"expand-bar\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093698269343,"sku":"18904","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Hockney_DavidCollectionofExhibitionAnnouncementsPublications_GalleryCards_Ephemera18904a.jpg?v=1737739427","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18904-hockney-david-collection-of-fax-drawings-letters-exhibition-announcements-and-publications-gallery-cards-and-other-ephemera","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}