Lot 38 - David Hockney (b.1937) Portrait of Cavafy in

26th Mar, 2026 11:00

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David Hockney (b.1937)

Portrait of Cavafy in Alexandria - from Illustrations for Fourteen Poems by C.P. Cavafy (1966)

signed and dated in pencil, numbered 33/75
etching on wove paper
plate 34.5 x 22.5cm, framed and glazed 70 x 57.5 cm

(Scottish Arts Council 47; M.C.A.Tokyo 42)

Provenance:
Deceased Estate UK

Sold for £2,400

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Condition Report

Sheet undulating in frame. There are some scattered small spots of foxing visible to sheet. There is a very light brown stain to upper left margin. There are 2 creases in the sky, one approximately 2 cm, the other 0.5 cm. There is an area of rubbing, in sky, upper right, near margin. Unexamined out of frame.

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David Hockney (b.1937)

Portrait of Cavafy in Alexandria - from Illustrations for Fourteen Poems by C.P. Cavafy (1966)

signed and dated in pencil, numbered 33/75
etching on wove paper
plate 34.5 x 22.5cm, framed and glazed 70 x 57.5 cm

(Scottish Arts Council 47; M.C.A.Tokyo 42)

Provenance

Provenance:
Deceased Estate UK

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