Fires of Furious Desire (S.A.C. 5; Tokyo 5)

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David Hockney (b. 1937)
Fires of Furious Desire (S.A.C. 5; Tokyo 5)
etching and aquatint, 1961, on wove paper, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 39/75 (there were also 16 artist's proofs), published by Petersburg Press, London, 1969, the full sheet, some minor time staining and surface dirt, otherwise in good condition
P. 142 x 275 mm., S. 285 x 399 mm.

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Lot Essay

'The Fires of Furious Desire is from William Blake - I think Blake's title is 'The Flames of Furious Desire' - and it's a little self-portrait. When I turned a bit against using literary sources for painting for a while, I never gave them up in the prints much. It seemed to me much easier to respond to them in a graphic way; it probably still is.' (David Hockney by David Hockney, Thames & Hudson, London, 1976, p. 64)

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