David Hockney
(2022) 

 

 Looking at the Flowers (Framed), 25th June 2022, is a limited edition photographic drawing by David Hockney, printed on paper and mounted on Dibond. The composition shows a close study of vibrant blooms arranged indoors, where rich colour contrasts and strong contours energise the scene. Hockney’s precise digital mark-making captures the freshness of cut flowers while the large scale heightens their sculptural presence within the frame.
 
Created in 2022 using digital photography and drawing techniques, this edition reflects Hockney’s continued pursuit of new tools to transform everyday subjects. He has noted that digital devices allow him to “draw without any fuss, just as fast as I can look,” a philosophy evident in the immediacy and clarity of this work. With only 35 editions at 108.5 x 188.5 cm, Looking at the Flowers sits at the centre of his contemporary practice and remains highly sought after on the secondary market.

Within the composition, Hockney is depicted twice - once on the right side of the scene, and once on the left - sitting in an armchair and looking upon his twenty flower still lifes displayed salon-style on a navy-blue wall. "This is photographic but is in no way an ordinary photograph," Hockney describes. "I had been doing what I called photographic drawings, giving a much more 3D effect. This is because you have to look at these through time (unlike an ordinary photograph which you see all at once)."

Looking at the flowers
Photographic drawing printed on paper, mounted on Dibond 
Edition of 35, 
108.5 x 188.5 cm
Private collection
https://geistmc.com/our-artists/david-hockney/20-flowers-and-some-bigger-pictures/looking-at-the-flowers-framed-2022/

 <b>David Hockney</b>
(2021) 

<i>This self-portrait belongs to a group of works begun in late 2021, executed quickly and broadly so the marks of the artist’s brush are clearly visible.

Exhibited for the first time at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum in 2022</i>

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/david-hockney-fitzwilliam-museum-bradford-cambridge-normandy-b2034664.html

Self-portrait 22nd November
2021
Acrylic on canvas
28.2 x 42.3 cm
Private collection

 David Hockney
(2017) 

A Bigger Interior with Blue Terrace and Garden 2017 is a painting by British artist David Hockney. Hockney completed the painting in 2017 and it is seen as one of his more famous contemporary works. It is an irregular shape, hexagonal with maximum dimensions of 48 by 96 inches (120 cm × 240 cm) and was made using acrylic paint.

A Bigger Interior with Blue Terrace and Garden 
2017
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 240 cm
Private collection
https://www.thedavidhockneyfoundation.org/artwork/2807

David Hockney
(2011-2020) 

In 2020 a limited edition was published of an  artist’s book by David Hockney.

In this artist’s book of 120 iPhone and iPad drawings, David Hockney follows the course of the seasons through the window of his Yorkshire home. Each image depicts a fleeting moment—from the colorful sunrise and lilac morning sky to nighttime impressions, snow-covered branches and the arrival of spring. Printed in large format, this is a highly perceptive and poetic body of work.
“In this beautiful art edition, each image captures a fleeting moment, from the colourful sunrise and lilac morning sky to night-time impressions and the arrival of spring. Fascinating details reveal drops on window panes, distant lights in the night, reflections on glasses, bottles, and vases an abundance of subtly varied vegetation.”

https://www.taschen.com/en/limited-editions/art/66902/david-hockney-my-window-art-edition-no-751-1-000-no-778-17th-april-2011/

My Window, Art Edition 'No. 778', 
2011
IPad Drawing printed in colours on archival paper
56 × 42.3 cm
Private collection
https://www.taschen.com/en/limited-editions/art/66902/david-hockney-my-window-art-edition-no-751-1-000-no-778-17th-april-2011/

 David Hockney
(2013) 

In late January of 2013 Hockey decides to chronicle The Arrival of Spring in 2013. In May he finishes the 25-part work, remarkable for the use of charcoal alone to capture the changing seasons.

The Arrival of Spring in 2013
Charcoal on 25 sheets of paper (56 x 77 cm each)
The David Hockney Foundation
https://www.thedavidhockneyfoundation.org/chronology/2013

 

 David Hockney
(2013) 

Hockney begins working with charcoal on paper and completes several self portraits. They have a more serious look than the almost playful iPad self portraits done previously. He also does several large drawings of a tree trunk he calls “Totem,’ featured in several earlier paintings.

”I drove out on Woldgate and noticed the Totem had been deliberately sawn through. A bit before this I was sent photographs of graffiti that had been painted upon it. Annoying, but I thought the winter would take them away. I was at first very sad and went to bed for two days a bit depressed by the vandalism. Then I decided to draw it.”

Vandalized Totem, 22 November, 2012
Charcoal on paper
56 x 77 cm
The David Hockney Foundation
https://www.thedavidhockneyfoundation.org/chronology/2012

 David Hockney
(2021) 

Tulips in Cut Glass shows Hockney zeroing in on the drama of colour and transparency. The vivid purple and pink tulips rise from a sharply rendered cut glass vase, where reflections and refractions are built from quick digital strokes. The red checked tablecloth anchors the composition and gives a sense of domestic familiarity, while the dark background isolates the bouquet, forcing the viewer’s attention onto the saturated forms and lively drawing. Every mark feels responsive to the real object in front of him, not a carefully staged still life.
 
The work highlights how Hockney uses the iPad to bring energy back into one of art’s oldest subjects. He captures flowers as they are in the moment, petals shifting, stems leaning, colour changing with the light. The cut glass vase becomes a technical challenge he meets with immediacy, adjusting line and tone on the spot. Printed at scale, the digital drawing gains the physical presence of a traditional artwork while keeping its freshness intact. It is a contemporary still life rooted in speed, observation and the thrill of looking.


https://geistmc.com/our-artists/david-hockney/20-flowers-and-some-bigger-pictures/16th-march-2021-tulips-in-cut-glass-2021/

16th March, 2021, Tulips in cut glass, 2021
2021
iPad Painting Printed on Paper (edition of 50)
89 x 53.5 cm
https://geistmc.com/our-artists/david-hockney/20-flowers-and-some-bigger-pictures/16th-march-2021-tulips-in-cut-glass-2021/