Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (S.A.C. 10; Tokyo 10)

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David Hockney (b. 1937)
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (S.A.C. 10; Tokyo 10)
etching and aquatint in red and black, 1961, on wove paper, signed and dated in pencil, from the edition of approximately fifty impressions, printed by Ron Fuller and Peter Mathews at the Royal College of Art, London, with margins, minor light- and time staining, some skinning at sheet edges verso, in generally good condition
P. 400 x 500 mm., S. 499 x 567 mm.

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Lot Essay

'Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall' is from Snow White, and the other lines at the bottom, 'proud to have received upon...' are from 'The Mirror in the Hall', another Cavafy poem which I loved, because the idea of making a mirror have feelings is a wonderful poetic idea that strongly appeals to me.' (David Hockney by David Hockney, Thames & Hudson, London, 1974, p. 64)

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