Modern British Prints Market Report 2023
Billy Wilder - Signed Print by David Hockney 1976 - MyArtBroker

Billy Wilder
Signed Print

David Hockney

£5,000-£7,500 VALUE (EST.)

$9,500-$14,000 VALUE (EST.)

$8,500-$12,500 VALUE (EST.)

¥45,000-¥70,000 VALUE (EST.)

6,000-8,500 VALUE (EST.)

$50,000-$70,000 VALUE (EST.)

¥870,000-¥1,310,000 VALUE (EST.)

$6,000-$9,500 VALUE (EST.)

18% AAGR (5YR)

This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

Lithograph, 1976
Signed Print Edition of 43
H 98cm x W 71cm

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
August 2022Uppsala Auktionskammare - SwedenBilly Wilder - Signed Print
November 2021Waddington's - CanadaBilly Wilder - Signed Print
March 2020Christie's London - United KingdomBilly Wilder - Signed Print
February 2008Christie's New York - United StatesBilly Wilder - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

Before they met at a Hollywood dinner party in the early 1970s and became close friends, Wilder had been a collector of Hockney’s artworks. In this print, the famous director’s pose is relaxed, bringing attention to the casual context, which inspired the portrait. Wilder’s index finger is placed on the script page, which, coupled with the gaze that directly confronts the viewer, endows his demeanour with a dimension of candour. The man looks like he was captured casually during a conversation, which brings the portrait closer to the lifelike dynamics. Two pencils, pens, and filmmaking equipment are seen on the table standing next to the director, making the viewer feel that they are given a glimpse into the intimate, backstage setting. As an artist reluctant towards commissioned portraits throughout his career, Hockney sought to capture something intimate about the personality of his sitters and chose to depict people who were close to him. He commented in this context: “When you come to use line, if you know what you’re looking at, it’s much easier to make the line meaningful, to find a linear solution to what you want to depict.”

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