Untitled No. 398
Untitled No. 398
Signed Print
David Hockney
94 x 71cm, Edition of 25, Digital Print, 2009
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Meaning & Analysis
Untitled No. 398 is a 2009 digital print by David Hockney, an iPad drawing signed and issued in an edition of 25. A plant in a glass vase stands as a dark silhouette against a window, with an orange and pink sunrise or sunset below a blue sky.
The branches and leaves are drawn in black, with short, thick strokes that give the plant a ragged outline. The glass vase is indicated by pale grey lines and two red-pink bands. Behind it a narrow band of orange and pink sits at the horizon below a sky of clear blue with soft lilac clouds. A black window frame fills the right-hand edge and a dark sill runs across the bottom. The picture is dominated by dark shapes with a small, intense area of light. The effect is closer to a night or twilight scene than the brighter flower pieces in the group. It demonstrates how Hockney can change the mood of a similar subject by adjusting the balance of light and dark.
