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Fine art original limited-edition color lithograph by legendary British artist David Hockney titled Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon, and a Blue Wash.Artwork Details Artist: David Hockney (born 1937)Creation Period: Created between 1978 and 1980Medium: Color lithograph printed on white TGL handmade paperPublisher: Published by the renowned print studio Tyler Graphics, Ltd. in Mount Kisco, New York.Signature: Hand-signed and dated by the artist in pencil along the bottom edge.Artistic Concept & ImportanceThis piece is part of Hockney's highly celebrated swimming pool series, a central motif inspired by the leisure culture of Southern California. Through this series, Hockney engaged with a fundamental visual paradox: how to use static, two-dimensional lines to convey the shifting transparency, light reflection, and movement of water.By layering abstract, hand-drawn curvilinear markings with a liquid blue wash and soft crayon textures, he successfully bridges figurative abstraction with standard realism. |
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