Modern British Prints Market Report 2023
Geography Book - Signed Print by David Hockney 1974 - MyArtBroker

Geography Book
Signed Print

David Hockney

£2,700-£4,050 VALUE (EST.)

$5,000-$7,500 VALUE (EST.)

$4,550-$7,000 VALUE (EST.)

¥24,000-¥35,000 VALUE (EST.)

3,100-4,650 VALUE (EST.)

$26,000-$40,000 VALUE (EST.)

¥470,000-¥700,000 VALUE (EST.)

$3,350-$5,000 VALUE (EST.)

7% AAGR (5YR)

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

Etching, 1974
Signed Print Edition of 100
H 23cm x W 23cm

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2023Bonhams Los Angeles - United StatesGeography Book - Signed Print
November 2022Duke's Auctioneers - United KingdomGeography Book - Signed Print
April 2019Duke's Auctioneers - United KingdomGeography Book - Signed Print
December 2015Karl & Faber - GermanyGeography Book - Signed Print
April 2012Christie's London - United KingdomGeography Book - Signed Print
February 2012Christie's London - United KingdomGeography Book - Signed Print
July 2011Bonhams New Bond Street - United KingdomGeography Book - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

In Flaubert’s short story, the main character Félicité learns about the world through a geography book. The illustration she comes across in the book depicts a monkey carrying off a young lady. Because her exposure to images is significantly limited, the illustration becomes key for the formation of her world of imagination. Hockey commented in the context of the story, “in A Simple Heart, Flaubert describes a country girl who knew only one image: a print showing a monkey carrying off a girl. Only a few generations back, most people saw very few images, but we are surrounded by them to the extent that they are unavoidable.”

Hockney gave expression to his fascination with the French author as he depicted scenes from his short stories, thus joining the rich lineage of artists, such as Auguste Rodin, Alphonse Mucha, and Odilon Redon who engaged with Flaubert’s writing through art. Apart from Geography Book, Hockney created Félicité Sleeping With Parrot, an etching depicting the main character of A Simple Heart.

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