Arrival of Spring
A characteristically vivid iPad drawing by David Hockney depicting a bare, wind-swept tree with deep crimson-burgundy branches set against a pale blue sky and layered landscape of green, orange, and teal tones. The work is part of Hockney's celebrated 'The Arrival of Spring' series, in which he used his iPad to capture the seasonal transformation of the East Yorkshire landscape in near-daily drawings. The composition exemplifies Hockney's mastery of color and mark-making transposed into the digital medium, retaining an intimate, hand-drawn quality that collectors prize across the series.
- Medium
- iPad drawing / digital print
Notes
Ownership status recorded as 'spotted.' This work appears to be from Hockney's 'The Arrival of Spring' iPad drawing series, produced in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. Multiple editions of prints from this series were published; edition and size unknown from available information.
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Collectors of David Hockney
Artists in conversation
Wayne Thiebaud
American · b. 1920
Thiebaud shared Hockney's vibrant use of color and bold outlines, and both artists worked within a pop influenced realism that celebrated everyday subjects with a joyful, accessible visual language.
Alex Katz
American · b. 1927
Katz mirrors Hockney's flat, graphic treatment of figures and portraits alongside a cool, contemporary sensibility that blends fine art tradition with modern visual culture.
Patrick Caulfield
British · b. 1936
A fellow British Pop Art contemporary, Caulfield used bold outlines, flat color, and architectural interiors in ways that closely parallel Hockney's own graphic and decorative compositional approach.
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