THIS " PICTURES BY DAVID HOCKNEY " RARE VINTAGE 1979 FIRST EDITION SOFTCOVER COLLECTOR'S LITHOGRAPH PRINT POP ART BOOK IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTION.
PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN IN 1979, PUBLISHED BY HARRY N. ABRAMS INC. PUBLISHERS NEW YORK. THE SOFTCOVER ART BOOK FEATURES A MONOGRAPH SURVEY OF THE BRITISH POP ART ARTIST DAVID HOCKNEY, WITH COMPELLING ACCOMPANIED TEXT BY AUTHOR NIKOS STANGOS.
DAVID HOCKNEY ( B. 1937 ) IS AN ENGLISH PAINTER, DRAFTSMAN, PRINTMAKER, STAGE DESIGNER, AND PHOTOGRAPHER. HE IS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR TO THE POP ART MOVEMENT OF THE 1960'S. HE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BRITISH ARTISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. HIS ARTWORKS HAVE COMMANDED GREATER POPULAR ACCLAIM THAN ANY OTHER CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ARTIST. THE POP ART EXPRESSIONIST STYLE ARTWORKS HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MORE THAN 400 SOLO EXHIBITIONS. ART WORKS BY HOCKNEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS.
THIS IMPORTANT VOLUME WAS PUBLISHED AT THE HEIGHT OF HOCKNEY'S INITIAL INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM. IT OFFERS DIVERSE AND WIDE RANGING EXAMPLES OF THE ARTIST'S WORK, FROM EARLY SKETCHES AND PAINTINGS TO HIS INNOVATIVE COLORED PAPER PULP MASTERPIECES.
THE PICTURES, CAREFULLY SELECTED FOR THEIR MASTERY OF TECHNIQUE AND MEDIUM ARE ARRANGED THEMATICALLY. THE 144 BEAUTIFUL REPRODUCTIONS, 61 IN FULL COLOR, VIBRANTLY PORTRAY A WIDE SPECTRUM OF SUBJECTS GIVING A UNIQUE VIEW INTO HOCKNEY'S APPROACH TO HIS FAVORITE CONCERNS AND THE INVENTIVE WAYS IN WHICH HE RETURNS TO THEM AGAIN THROUGHOUT HIS OEUVRE.
THE RARE OUT OF PRINT 1ST EDITION COLLECTOR'S POP ART BOOK MEASURES 8 1/8" W X 10 1/2" H X 1/2" D, WITH 120 PAGES. IT FEATURES 144 OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT ILLUSTRATIONS, INCLUDING 61 IN FULL COLOR.
IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND VERY LIGHT WEAR. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.