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The Sexton Disguised as a Ghost (The Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear), 1969
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Etching and aquatint

17.80 x 12.24 in

45.2 x 31.1 cm

Edition of 100

Signed by the artist in pencil.

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17.80 x 12.24 in

45.2 x 31.1 cm

Edition of 100

$8,299
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    About The Work

    Hockney created 39 etchings for the series 'Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm'. The etching plates were hand-drawn by David Hockney in London between May and November 1969, proofed by Maurice Payne and printed by Piet Clement on W.S.Hodgkinson paper. Published by the Petersburg Press in association with the Kasmin Gallery in 1970.

    For this series Hockney selected six stories from the 220 by the Brothers Grimm, which he'd delighted in since childhood. These include 'The Little Sea Hare', 'Fundevogel', 'Rapunzel', 'The Boy who left Home to learn Fear', 'Old Rinkrank' and 'Rumpelstilzchen'. Hockney stated, "They're fascinating, the little stories, told in a very very simple, direct, straightforward language and style, it was this simplicity that attracted me. They cover quite a strange range of experience, from the magical to the moral."

    Courtesy of Gerrish Fine Art

    About David Hockney

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    • The quote dimensions are for the paper size. The image size is 23.2 x 26.8 cm.
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