Lot 91
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Lot 91 Details
David Hockney (b. 1937), British
MY SECOND DRAWING OF BEUVRON-EN-AUGE, 2021
11-colour inkjet print on cotton fiber archival paper, with full margins
signed, dated and numbered 47/100; offered in a cloth-bound portfolio and accompanied by two books in their original box with debossed title "220 for 2020"; published by Taschen
sheet 40.4 x 18 in — 45.7 x 102.6 cm; image 36.4 x 13 in — 92.5 x 33 cm
Estimate $60,000-$80,000
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Provenance:
Private Collection, Europe
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Like Claude Monet settling into Giverny, David Hockney found his rural sanctuary in the Pays d'Auge in Normandy in 2019. He purchased property in a small village located very close to Beuvron-en-Auge, known as one of the most beautiful villages in France. Of the move, Hockney explained: “I came to Normandy because there are more flowers here.” His house, garden and surrounding countryside became the focus of his work, specifically his iPad drawings, which the artist had been working with for over ten years.
The setting provided him with great inspiration, launching a project known as “A Year in Normandy.” Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry—a 70-metre-long embroidery which tells the story of the conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy in 1066—Hockney set out to capture the arrival of spring in Normandy through 100 images rendered on his iPad. Despite a global lockdown in March 2020, Hockney continued to make his drawings of the Pays d'Auge. The works he created are Impressionistic, capturing light and line with great assuredness.