Lot 87
Portrait of Cavafy in Alexandria 1966
aquatint etching, ed. 26/75
signed and dated lower right: David Hockney 66
titled in plate
editioned lower left
34.5 x 22cm
Estimate $3,000 - $4,000
Editions Print Collection, Melbourne (label verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
This portrait of C. P. Cavafy is composed of two elements: The background was taken from a 1966 ink drawing Hockney had made of the Beirut seafront, while the portrait itself was taken from an old photo of Cavafy which Hockney was given.
Other impressions of this print are held in the permanent collections of the Tate, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Brooklyn Museum, New York; and National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
Prints & Multiples
AUCTION
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