John St Clair Swimming
John St Clair Swimming
Signed Print
David Hockney
£7,000-£10,000
$14,500-$21,000 Value Indicator
$13,000-$18,000 Value Indicator
¥70,000-¥100,000 Value Indicator
€8,000-€11,500 Value Indicator
$70,000-$100,000 Value Indicator
¥1,320,000-¥1,880,000 Value Indicator
$9,000-$13,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Digital Print
Edition size: 80
Year: 1973
Size: H 20cm x W 27cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2022 | Germann Auctions | Switzerland | |||
| November 2018 | Millea Bros. | United States | |||
| February 2017 | Sotheby's Paris | France | |||
| September 2016 | Christie's New York | United States | |||
| December 2012 | Van Ham Fine Art Auctions | Germany | |||
| May 2012 | Wright | United States | |||
| November 2011 | Phillips London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
This signed print, entitled John St Clair Swimming, is by British artist David Hockney and was produced in 1973. It was issued in a limited edition of 80. Featuring one of Hockney’s most-depicted subjects – the swimming pool and a nude male figure – it was part of the inspiration for a now iconic painting which Hockney produced in the same year: Portrait Of An Artist (Pool With Two Figures).
This signed photographic print, by British artist David Hockney, is entitled John St Clair Swimming. Produced in 1972, it was issued in a limited edition of 80s. John St Clair Swimming is one of two photographs which directly inspired the world-famous painting, Portrait Of An Artist (Pool With Two Figures), which many hail as a symbolic representation of the artist’s breakup with his onetime partner and artist Peter Schlesinger. One day Hockney noticed this photograph lying alongside another of a figure with a downcast gaze and decided to arrange the photographs together in order to form a new composition, in a way which recalls his many Photo Collages. As the photograph Christopher Isherwood And Don Bachardy (Study) demonstrates, Hockney would often use photographs as a means of capturing specific moments which he would later paint. Whilst Hockney has described photography as a carrier of great artistic and representational potential, he has often criticised it for being too unifocal and for being unable to adequately represent time. This print in particular bears testament to the time-based medium of photography: the ripples of the swimming pool appear still, the refracted light etching great detail into its otherwise dynamic surface. Underneath the water, one of Hockney’s friends lays in a crucifix-like pose with his arms outstretched.
