Author(s): DAVID HOCKNEY

Art

David Hockney is one of the greatest draughtsmen of all time, and his drawings of the 1960s and 1970s are among his finest works. This selection of 41 drawings, both well-known and unfamiliar, demonstrates how his love of life is expressed through his extraordinary ability to closely observe and translate into art the world around him. Friends, places and inanimate objects are all depicted with insight and energy. AUTHORS: David Hockney, born in 1937, is Britain's best known and most loved artist. He divides his time between California and Normandy. Chris Stephens Director of the Holburne Museum, Bath, has curated several exhibitions of Hockney's work. SELLING POINTS: . Presents 41 of David Hockney's finest early drawings, in ink, pencil and watercolour 41 colour, 2 b/w illustrations