1984 David Hockney Signed Los Angeles Olympic Game Poster Swimming Pool Polaroid

Description

Rare original 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games poster pencil signed by the artist, David Hockney. The offset lithograph is on Diploma Parchment paper. Published in 1982 for the Los Angeles Olympics 1984. un-numbered from the limited edition of 750, there are said to be less than 200 prints in existence “David Hockney, OM, CH, RA (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century.

Hockney has owned a residence and studio in Bridlington and London, as well as two residences in California, where he has lived intermittently since 1964: one in the Hollywood Hills, one in Malibu, and an office and archives on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. In 1982, the Olympic Committee commissioned 15 artists to create posters for the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Hockney designed this offset lithograph depicting Olympic swimming.”

Published by Knapp

Condition

Good Antique Condition; wear commensurate with age and use.

Dimensions

24” x 0.75” x 36.25” / Sans Frame - 23.25” x 35.25” (Width x Depth x Height)