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David Hockney — A Rake's Progress: 14 plates
David Hockney

A Rake's Progress: 14 plates

A suite of fourteen etchings created by David Hockney, employing sugar-lift aquatint techniques in a striking palette of black and red on Crisbrook Royal Hotpress paper. Inspired by William Hogarth's eighteenth-century narrative series of the same name, Hockney reinterprets the moral tale through the lens of his own experiences as a young artist arriving in New York City in the early 1960s. The works showcase Hockney's masterful draftsmanship and wit, combining the expressive qualities of etching and aquatint to create a deeply personal yet universally resonant visual story.

Medium
Fourteen etchings with sugar-lift aquatint in black and red, on Crisbrook Royal Hotpress paper, with margins.

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January 19, 2017

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David Hockney, A Rake's Progress: 14 plates

A suite of fourteen etchings created by David Hockney, employing sugar-lift aquatint techniques in a striking palette of black and red on Crisbrook Royal Hotpress paper. Inspired by William Hogarth's eighteenth-century narrative series of the same name, Hockney reinterprets the moral tale through the lens of his own experiences as a young artist arriving in New York City in the early 1960s. The works showcase Hockney's masterful draftsmanship and wit, combining the expressive qualities of etching and aquatint to create a deeply personal yet universally resonant visual story.

Medium
Fourteen etchings with sugar-lift aquatint in black and red, on Crisbrook Royal Hotpress paper, with margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Black And Red, Sequential Art, Renowned Artist, Male Artist, Etching, Narrative Series, Celebrated Artist, British Artist, Printmaking, Story Illustration, Pop Art, Figurative Art, Celebrated Modern Master, Satirical Art, Aquatint

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Collected by

Jonathan Murray, Alex Capecelatro, Richard Caswell, Sebastián In Situ, John McNally, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Andrew P. Cooper, Lisa Rembrandt, Art Institute of Chicago, Nick Phoenix , Derek Jones