The Lake
The Lake
Signed Print
David Hockney
£2,700-£4,000
$5,000-$7,500 Value Indicator
$4,600-$7,000 Value Indicator
¥23,000-¥35,000 Value Indicator
€3,100-€4,550 Value Indicator
$27,000-$40,000 Value Indicator
¥450,000-¥670,000 Value Indicator
$3,400-$5,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Etching
Edition size: 100
Year: 1969
Size: H 35cm x W 20cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 | Doyle New York - United States | The Lake - Signed Print | |||
| March 2019 | Sotheby's Online - United Kingdom | The Lake - Signed Print | |||
| March 2018 | Sotheby's Online - United Kingdom | The Lake - Signed Print | |||
| June 2014 | Koller Zurich - Switzerland | The Lake - Signed Print | |||
| December 2012 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | The Lake - Signed Print | |||
| June 2000 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | The Lake - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Stretching across the composition as an absence of ink, a lake is bordered by steep dark mountains. Before embarking on making the prints for his series Illustrations For Six Fairy Tales From The Brothers Grimm, David Hockney travelled down the Rhine to see the countryside from which many of the classic fairy tales originated. Here we are shown a typical German landscape that the artist has incorporated into his illustrations for the fable entitled ‘Fundevogel’, or Foundling Bird. Here he has left out the characters of the story, a girl and her foundling brother who hide from a cruel cook who wishes to cook the boy in a large pot, by turning themselves into a pond and a duck. Here the pond has become a lake and the focus is on the majesty of the natural elements rather than the plot of the story. Along with Fundevogel, Hockney also illustrated such classic tales as Rumpelstiltskin and Old RinkRank, choosing etching to convey his natural illustrative drawing style in this series of prints. Published in an edition of 100 in 1969 they also became a book which has become a bestseller.
