An Image Of Celia (study)
An Image Of Celia (study)
Signed Print
David Hockney
£6,000-£9,000 Value Indicator
$11,500-$17,000 Value Indicator
$10,000-$15,000 Value Indicator
¥50,000-¥80,000 Value Indicator
€7,000-€10,500 Value Indicator
$60,000-$90,000 Value Indicator
¥1,090,000-¥1,640,000 Value Indicator
$7,500-$11,000 Value Indicator
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Lithograph, 1986
Signed Print Edition of 60
H 56cm x W 43cm
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | An Image Of Celia (study) - Signed Print | |||
| October 2021 | Phillips New York - United States | An Image Of Celia (study) - Signed Print | |||
| April 2021 | Phillips New York - United States | An Image Of Celia (study) - Signed Print | |||
| March 2020 | Christie's New York - United States | An Image Of Celia (study) - Signed Print | |||
| October 2019 | Christie's New York - United States | An Image Of Celia (study) - Signed Print | |||
| October 2019 | Ader - France | An Image Of Celia (study) - Signed Print | |||
| September 2019 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | An Image Of Celia (study) - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
An Image Of Celia (study) brings together various disparate elements in a slightly awkward composition that nonetheless manages to convey Hockney’s eye for portraits and invention with colour. In this work we find a number of drawings of his close friend and muse Celia Birtwell; the image is dominated by a floating canvas, shown in 3d and casting a shadow below, which depicts a close up of Birtwell’s face in a style recognisable from the Moving Focus series. Here her features are given a Cubist treatment, her wide blue eyes skewed and highlighted in green, showing this to be a close study for the work An Image Of Celia. Below the canvas is a shadowy portrait in blue where she is less identifiable and above is a pink shaded part where just an eye and a pair of lips are shown. The whole effect feels like we have been given a glimpse into the artist’s sketchbook as he figures out a composition before he sets to work, however the work is unusual in that it is a print which the artist decided to publish in an edition of 60, suggesting this is more than just a study.
