{"product_id":"23768-hockney-david-paperback-book-with-six-original-drawings","title":"Hockney, David. (1937 - 2026) Paperback book with Six Original Drawings","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn intriguing collection of original drawings by the British artist, ca. 1975. Paperback book, \u003cem\u003eVoyage in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e (Jean Rhys), published by Penguin in London, 1975, inscribed in black ink by David Hockney, including to the rear cover, with six original drawings, including one likely of Peter Schlesinger, and two of Celia Birtwell, from whose collection this volume was original obtained. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Tight binding and hinges; bowing, creases, residue, discoloration, and wear to covers and backstrip; bumped spine and corners; page toning, creases, and wear.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.5\" W x 7.25\" H x 4.5\" D.  Together with several letters of provenance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance, as detailed in the letters: Celia Birtwell to her friend Sue Bell, ca. 1975; Henry Potts, dealer of Architectural Designs and English Watercolors, Northumberland, UK, ca. 1977; Vivien Lowenstein Moss 20th Century Art, London (6\/3\/99);  Bolton Street Gallery, London; Collection of Frank Spring (1948-2022), NY.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Portraits aren't just made up of drawing, they are made up of other insights as well. Celia is one of the few girls I know really well. I've drawn her so many times and knowing her makes it always slightly different.\" – David Hockney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSince first meeting David Hockney in the 1960s, the British textile designer Celia Birtwell has become a close friend of the artist and arguably his most famous muse. Over the past six decades, Celia sat for Hockney on more than eighty occasions, and her likeness features in approximately a quarter of his printed portraits.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060402077855,"sku":"23768","price":30000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Hockney_DavidPaperbackbookwithSixOriginalDrawings23768c.jpg?v=1747416548","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/23768-hockney-david-paperback-book-with-six-original-drawings","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}