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Picture of a still life which has an elaborate silver frame

Print
1965 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker

Lithograph drawn on stones and aluminum plates, printed on B.F.K. Rives paper. Edition 74/85. Signed in pencil.

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Picture of a still life which has an elaborate silver frame (assigned by artist)
  • A Hollywood Collection (series title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph print on paper
Brief description
By David Hockney: 'Picture of a still life which has an elaborate silver frame' from suite 'A Hollywood Collection', 1965. Printed at Gemini GEL
Physical description
Lithograph drawn on stones and aluminum plates, printed on B.F.K. Rives paper. Edition 74/85. Signed in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30in
  • Width: 20in
Credit line
Acquired from Editions Alecto, London in 1969
Object history
The suite Circ.108-113-1969 was originally housed in a grey plastic and perspex container with white sides and cross-shaped holes punched into each corner of the base. On back in black ‘ea’ (logo) / ‘Registered design applied for’. Dims of container: 77.5 x 57.5 x 2.5cm. Container is scuffed. Container is unnumbered and stored elsewhere, currently (2011) at the back of the '1st Mezz' in the National Art Library.
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.108-1969

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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