The Hypnotist (T. 32)

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David Hockney
The Hypnotist (T. 32)
etching and aquatint printed in black and red, 1963, on simili Japon, signed and dated in pencil, a proof before steelfacing and before the edition of approximately fifty, a very good, rich impression printing with a plate tone, the cloud printed in scarlet instead of the usual orange red, with wide margins, with a skilfully repaired and touched-in tear (circa 170 mm.) extending from the lower left margin diagonally up into the figure on the left, mainly visible in the margin, pale scattered stains mainly visible in the lower margin and verso, a few handling creases and minor time staining at the extreme edges of the sheet, framed
P. 504 x 500 mm., S. 663 x 558 mm.

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拍品专文

The artist's studio has kindly confirmed that there was a small number of pre-steelfacing impressions, probably not more than two or three, printed at the Royal College of Art in 1963. Due to a chemical reaction with the metal, the red ink printed much darker from the bare zink plate than from the steelfaced plate, hence the difference in colour.