Celia With Green Hat
Celia With Green Hat
Signed Print
David Hockney
£24,000-£35,000Value
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$45,000-$70,000 Value Indicator
$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator
¥220,000-¥320,000 Value Indicator
€28,000-€40,000 Value Indicator
$240,000-$350,000 Value Indicator
¥4,500,000-¥6,560,000 Value Indicator
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Lithograph, 1984
Signed Print Edition of 98
H 74cm x W 54cm
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 | Christie's New York - United States | Celia With Green Hat - Signed Print | |||
| October 2022 | Doyle New York - United States | Celia With Green Hat - Signed Print | |||
| October 2021 | Sotheby's Hong Kong - Hong Kong | Celia With Green Hat - Signed Print | |||
| May 2021 | Sotheby's New York - United States | Celia With Green Hat - Signed Print | |||
| April 2021 | Sotheby's Paris - France | Celia With Green Hat - Signed Print | |||
| May 2020 | Bonhams Los Angeles - United States | Celia With Green Hat - Signed Print | |||
| March 2020 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Celia With Green Hat - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
This portrait of Celia Birtwell, Hockney’s longtime friend and muse, depicts the British fashion designer in a green hat. Unlike the softer and more understated portraits of Celia in series such as Gemini 1979, this work exaggerates her features and skin tone, turning her hair brassy and flushing her complexion. Her eyes are a brilliant green and they stare out at us knowingly, their whites picked out by the dark lines of her lashes. Her hands are curled up and placed under her chin as if she is resting on them or about to pull a punch. Her soft blue jumper adds a wash of calm to the image which, while striking, is garish in its bold colours and intense focus. One of five portraits of Celia in the series entitled Moving Focus, the work is also a contrast to the more Cubist styles of prints such as An Image of Celia where the model is shown sat in a chair, her face and body reflected in multiple perspectives. Here the focus is fixed on her and with the closely cropped composition we feel as close to her as the artist must have been.
