David Hockney 20 Flowers For Sale

David Hockney's "20 Flowers" Series

David Hockney's "20 Flowers" series represents a pivotal return to observational drawing by one of the world's most celebrated living artists. Created during the 2021 lockdown at his Normandy residence, this intimate body of work captures Hockney's undiminished vitality at 83 years old. Working primarily on iPad before translating select compositions into fine art prints, Hockney rendered these still life studies with the same innovative spirit that has defined his six-decade career. The series exemplifies his lifelong fascination with perception, color theory, and the challenge of representing three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface—themes that connect this work to his iconic California pool paintings and Yorkshire landscapes.

The technical execution of the "20 Flowers" series demonstrates Hockney's masterful command of both traditional and digital media. Each composition reveals his distinctive use of bold, saturated color and confident line work, whether rendered digitally or through lithography. Works like "A Closer Look at Some Tulips" and "Sunflower with Exotic Flower" showcase his ability to find monumentality in modest subjects, while pieces such as "Red, Yellow and Purple Flowers on a Blue Tablecloth" display his sophisticated understanding of chromatic harmony and spatial arrangement. The inclusion of earlier works like "Lithograph of Water Made Of Lines With Two Light Blue Washes" (1978-1980) provides important historical context, illustrating Hockney's decades-long exploration of mark-making and representation.

From a market perspective, Hockney's "20 Flowers" series occupies a significant position within the contemporary art landscape. As one of the highest-grossing living artists at auction, Hockney's works command serious collector attention, with his market consistently demonstrating strength across all media. The accessibility and intimacy of the flower studies make them particularly appealing to both established collectors and those seeking museum-quality works by a blue-chip artist. These pieces offer a rare opportunity to acquire recent work from an artist whose production has slowed with age, yet whose cultural relevance and market performance continue to appreciate.

Available through Guy Hepner, New York | Los Angeles.