Henry Geldzahler With Hat
Henry Geldzahler With Hat
Signed Print
David Hockney
£6,500-£10,000 VALUE (EST.)
$12,500-$19,000 VALUE (EST.)
$11,000-$17,000 VALUE (EST.)
¥60,000-¥90,000 VALUE (EST.)
€7,500-€11,500 VALUE (EST.)
$60,000-$100,000 VALUE (EST.)
¥1,130,000-¥1,730,000 VALUE (EST.)
$8,000-$12,500 VALUE (EST.)
This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.
Lithograph, 1976
Signed Print Edition of 96
H 36cm x W 31cm
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Uppsala Auktionskammare - Sweden | Henry Geldzahler With Hat - Signed Print | |||
| November 2020 | Uppsala Auktionskammare - Sweden | Henry Geldzahler With Hat - Signed Print | |||
| October 2020 | Christie's New York - United States | Henry Geldzahler With Hat - Signed Print | |||
| January 2019 | Phillips London - United Kingdom | Henry Geldzahler With Hat - Signed Print | |||
| February 2018 | Christie's New York - United States | Henry Geldzahler With Hat - Signed Print | |||
| March 2014 | Waddington's - Canada | Henry Geldzahler With Hat - Signed Print | |||
| September 2007 | Sotheby's New York - United States | Henry Geldzahler With Hat - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
In 1976 Hockney collaborated with master printer Kenneth Tyler of the Gemini print studio in LA to produce a portfolio of portraits of his friends. Working in lithography meant that the works have less of the immediacy of earlier etchings, however there is no less intimacy. While many of the prints feel polished and painterly this portrait of illustrious curator Henry Geldzahler – one of four in the series – is rendered in a looser style which is closer to Hockney’s quick sketches or other portraits that lie outside this series. The work also stands out in this portfolio for its lack of a fleshed out background or setting. While most of the portraits also include a still life or a detail of a chair or rug, here we are presented with Geldzahler’s figure in a closely cropped composition, with just a simple grid of tiles behind him. Despite the relative economy of line and background however, Hockney does not spare any detail in Geldzahler’s face or clothing. Our eye is immediately drawn to the curls of his beard, the flourish of his bow tie and the stripes of his shirt in this sensitive and intimate portrait.
