Reuters —An early work by British artist David Hockney, a painting depicting his well-known pool motif and not seen in public for more than 40 years, is headed for auction with an estimate of around $20 million.
The painting, last seen in public in 1979, is a highlight of auction house Christie’s “20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale” on March 7.
It is listed with “a price on request,” with an estimate in the region of £16 million ($20.37 million).
English artist David Hockney printmaking at the Edition Alecto Press studios, London, circa 1965.
“There is a lot of crossover between the two works but also we’ve seen since that world record price in 2018 a real broadening of the market for David Hockney,” Lord said.
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