David Hockney

David Hockney

b. 1937

Red Square and the Forbidden City, from China Diary

signed in pencil, dated and numbered 317/1000

lithograph printed in colours on Somerset satin-finish rag paper folded in thirds as issued, with the accompanying book 'China Diary,' also signed by the artist in black ink and in blue ink by the author, Stephen Spender, on the justification page, together with the original slipcase

sheet: 495 by 545 mm. 19½ by 21½ in.

book: 255 by 195 by 25 mm. 10 by 7⅝ by ⅞ in.

Executed in 1982; this impression is number 317 from the edition of 1000 plus 100 artist's proofs, printed by Petersburg Studios, New York, published by Thames and Hudson, London.