Wayne Sleep

Details

David Hockney, R.A. (b. 1937)
Wayne Sleep
signed, inscribed with initials and dated 'Wayne Sleep DH 1962' (lower right)
black ink
16¾ x 14 in. (42.5 x 35.5 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Wayne Sleep, a well-known actor and dancer, has modelled on many occasions for David Hockney. An unfinished painting of 1972-75, George Lawson and Wayne Sleep (private collection) shows him standing in a casual pose dressed in white, in contrast to his darkly dressed and formally presented lover Lawson. Hockney has also used him as a model for etchings and photo montages.

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