Description: THIS DAVID HOCKNEY VERY RARE VINTAGE 1974 LITHOGRAPH PRINT " TWO VASES IN THE LOUVRE " CUSTOM FRAMED PARIS EXHIBITION POSTER IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE LITHOGRAPH PRINT POSTER IS PUBLISHED BY THE MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS, PARIS. PRINTED IN ENGLAND IN 1974 BY RAPIER PRESS IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION ON THE OCCASION OF THE EXHIBITION AT THE PALAIS DU LOUVRE PAVILLION DE MARSAN, PARIS. IT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE BY HOCKNEY TITLED " TWO VASES IN THE LOUVRE ", COPYRIGHT PETERSBURG PRESS 1974, DESIGN GORDON HOUSE. THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUE HOCKNEY FANS AND COLLECTORS AS THIS COVETED IMAGE EXHIBITION POSTER PRINT IS LONG OUT OF PRINT AND VERY SCARCE TO FIND. DAVID HOCKNEY ( B.1937 ) IS AN ENGLISH PAINTER, DRAFTSMAN, PRINTMAKER, STAGE DESIGNER, AND PHOTOGRAPHER. HE IS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR TO THE POP ART MOVEMENT OF THE 1960'S. HE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BRITISH ARTISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. HIS ARTWORKS HAVE COMMANDED GREATER POPULAR ACCLAIM THAN ANY OTHER CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ARTIST. THE POP ART EXPRESSIONIST ARTWORKS HAVE BEEN BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MORE THAN 400 SOLO EXHIBITIONS. ART WORKS BY HOCKNEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS. THIS BEAUTIFUL EXHIBITION POSTER REPRODUCES HOCKNEY'S 1974 " TWO VASES IN THE LOUVRE ", OFFERING A GLIMPSE INTO THE MUSEUM'S INNER NEOCLASSICAL COURTYARD. THE ARTWORK REVELS IN TEXTURE, FROM THE FINELY STIPPLED BLUE AND YELLOW MOSAIC TILES, TO THE BACKLIT, ELECTRIC BLUE AND RED WINDOW. LIGHT GLEAMS FROM THE EDGES OF THE VASES, WHOSE SHADOWS WASH ACROSS THE FLOOR - ONE CAN IMAGINE THE OVERCAST BUT WHITE-LIT DAY IN PARIS ON WHICH THIS WAS DRAWN. 1974 WAS HOCKNEY'S SECOND YEAR IN PARIS. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF HOCKNEY'S ABILITY TO CAPTURE THE EXQUISITE NATURE OF COLOR, COMPOSITION, MOOD AND FEELING, MAKING IT ONE OF HIS FINEST WORKS OF ART. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT FRAMED EXHIBITION POSTER PRINT MEASURES 20 1/8" W X 25 3/4" H X 1" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CONTEMPORARY MODERN SATIN FINISH BRONZE TONE METAL FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE POSTER PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING AND SOME LIGHT MINOR VISIBLE WEAR. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.
Price: 5800 USD
Location: Leawood, Kansas
End Time: 2024-08-11T21:31:18.000Z
Shipping Cost: 390 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: David Hockney
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Size: Medium
Signed: No
Color: Multi-Color
Date of Creation: 1970-1989
Title: " Two Vases in the Louvre "
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Framing: Framed
Subject: Famous Paintings/Painters, France, Paris, Still Life
Type: Poster
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1974
Item Height: 25 3/4"
Style: Art Deco, Contemporary Art, Expressionism, Illustration Art, Modernism, Pop Art, Realism, Still Life
Theme: Architecture, Art, Cities & Towns, Exhibitions, Famous Places
Features: RARE OUT OF PRINT, BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED, Framed
Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1979
Item Width: 20 1/8"