In despair. 1966.
Drypoint.
Scottish Arts Council 57. Signed, dated and numbered. From an edition of 75 copies. On wove paper by Crisbrook (with watermark). 35 x 22.5 cm (13.7 x 8.8 in). Sheet: 56,8 x 40,3 cm (22,3 x 15,8 in).
Printed by Maurice Payne and Danyon Black, Alecto Studios, London. Published by Editions Alecto, London (stamp).
Sheet 11 from the portfoio "Illustrations for thirteen poems from CP Cavafy". [AW].
• David Hockney is considered one of the most influential and best known artists of the 20th century
• A comparable sheet from this edition is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York
• His work "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)" from 1972 was the most expensive painting by a living artist sold at auction until 2019.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Hesse.

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