According to Prescriptions of Ancient Magicians, iIlustrations for Fourteen Poems from C. P. Cavafy,
1966

David Hockney, born 1937, Bradford, England; active England, France, and California
Printed with Maurice Payne

2018-254

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<p>Of this print series, Hockney said, “Of course Cavafy’s poems are about gay love, and I was quite boldly using that subject then. I was aware that it was illegal, but I didn’t really think much about that at the time. I was living in a bohemian world, where we just did what we pleased. I wasn’t speaking for anybody else. I was defending my way of living.” The prints should not be read as literal illustrations of the poems, but rather as nostalgia for fleeting but memorable encounters.<br></p>

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Title

According to Prescriptions of Ancient Magicians, iIlustrations for Fourteen Poems from C. P. Cavafy

Dates

1966

Maker

David Hockney
Printed with Maurice Payne

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

34.9 × 22.9 cm (13 3/4 × 9 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Duane E. Wilder, Class of 1951

Object Number

2018-254

Culture

European

Type

prints

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David Hockney (born 1937, Bradford, England; active England, France, and California), Printed with Maurice Payne, According to Prescriptions of Ancient Magicians, iIlustrations for Fourteen Poems from C. P. Cavafy, 1966. Etching; 34.9 × 22.9 cm. Bequest of Duane E. Wilder, Class of 1951 (2018-254)
Princeton University Art Museum.
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/134113

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