David Hockney, R.A. (b.1937)

Details

David Hockney, R.A. (b.1937)

Curtains with Square Stage and Floorboards (Les Mamelles de Tirésias)
signed with initials and dated lower right DH 79, black and coloured crayon
19 x 24in. (48.3 x 61cm.)

Provenance

Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York
Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York
Marlborough Gallery, New York

Literature

M. Friedman, Hockney Paints the Stage, Arts Council of Great Britain Exhibition Catalogue, London, 1985, p.126 (illustrated)

Lot Essay

The present work is a set design for the New York Metropolitan Opera's French triple bill which Hockney undertook in 1980. The ballet and two operas were Erik Satie's Parade; Francis Poulenc's Les Mamelles de Tirésias; and Maurice Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilèges. The triple bill premiered with Hockney's costume designs and sets on 20 February 1981.

Lot Essay

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