Pool made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book
1980
This vibrant colour lithograph by David Hockney depicts a sun-drenched swimming pool viewed from above, rendered with his signature crosshatched blue linework and bold, flat planes of colour. The composition features a red pool float and orange lane divider against a luminous turquoise water surface animated by fluid, wave-like marks. Created in 1980 on Arches cover paper, this print belongs to Hockney's celebrated exploration of Californian pool scenes and is among his most recognisable and collectible graphic works. It is highly sought after by collectors of modern British art and blue chip prints.
- Medium
- Lithograph in colour on Arches cover paper
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Halcyon Gallery
Notes
Work is presented framed with a wide white mat and a silver metal frame. User-entered dimensions (25.2h x 22.0w cm) appear to reflect the image size rather than the sheet size; document confirms sheet dimensions as 64 x 56 cm which is the authoritative measurement. Ownership status noted as spotted.
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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