Portrait of a man

Details

David Hockney, O.M., C.H., R.A. (b. 1937)
Portrait of a man
signed with initials and dated 'DH. 63' (lower right)
pencil, charcoal and crayon on paper
3 ½ x 3 1/8 in. (9 x 8 cm.)
Executed in 1963.

Provenance

A gift from Mo McDermott to the present owner in June 1975.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

Hockney met Mo McDermott while studying at the Royal College of Art in 1961. McDermott quickly became Hockney's model and latterly his assistant. It has been suggested that the present work may be a self portrait.

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