Self-portrait (Scottish Arts Council 1; Tokyo 1)

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David Hockney (b. 1937)
Self-portrait (Scottish Arts Council 1; Tokyo 1)
lithograph in colours, 1954, on cartridge paper, signed David H. and indistinctly dated 1964, inscribed For Mr Maddox in ink, a rare proof of the yellow, grey and black lithographic stones (the S.A.C. records approximately five impressions with five colours), printed by the artist, with margins on three sides, printed close to the upper sheet edge, some staining, a flattened diagonal crease to the left of the subject, lesser defects
L. 285 x 255 mm., S. 305 x 274 mm.

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Lot Essay

Hockney made his first lithographs at the Bradford College of Art under the tutelage of Derek Stafford, who regarded the young artist as one of the most talented students he had ever taught and encouraged him to apply for a place at the Royal College of Art. At the time of this self-portrait, Hockney was a great admirer of the painter Stanley Spencer, so much so that he modelled his own appearance on the older artist, cutting his hair in a fringe and donning Spencer-esque prescription glasses. This early self-portrait has been described by Mark Glazebrook, former Director of the Whitechapel Gallery, as 'positively prophetic in its fluent use of line, its bright colour, its technical experimentation and in its direct, confident, quirky self-presentation' (David Hockney Portraits, exh. cat., National Portrait Gallery, London, 2006, p. 26). This impression was given in 1964 to Reggie Maddox, Hockney's art teacher at Bradford Grammar School.

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