© David Hockney
Currently not on view
Reclining Figure,
1975
David Hockney, born 1937, Bradford, England; active England, France, and California
Printed and published by Petersburg Press
Printed and published by Petersburg Press
x1993-288
The relaxed posture of the figure seen here, as well as the lateral gaze with which he looks out from the picture plane, signals a familiar relationship between subject and artist. Hockney has turned to portraiture at several points throughout his career, and from 1968 through the next decade he painted friends, lovers, and relatives in casual poses and domestic settings, with the goal of presenting a realistic likeness of each individual.
Information
Title
Reclining Figure
Dates
1975
Maker
Medium
Color etching and aquatint
Dimensions
plate: 34.5 x 39.4 cm. (13 9/16 x 15 1/2 in.)
sheet: 45.8 x 49.4 cm. (18 1/16 x 19 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James Kraft, Class of 1957
Object Number
x1993-288
Place Made
Europe, England, London
Inscription
Numbered in graphite, lower left: 21//75
Signed and dated in graphite, lower right: David Hockney '75
Marks/Labels/Seals
Copyright blindstamp lower right
Materials
Techniques
Subject
- "Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1993", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 53, no. 1 (1994): p. 46-95., p. 70
- "Contemporary Prints and Photographs: Selections from the Collection of James Kraft, Class of 1957" (Princeton: Princeton University Art Museum, 1998)., cat. no. 95 (illus.)
- Calvin Brown, "James Kraft, Class of 1957, Collection," Record of the Princeton University Art Museum 66 (2007): p. 75–122., p. 83, p. 115
