David Hockney – Munich Olympics, Swimmer
Lithograph in colors on BKF Rives wove paper
From the pencil-signed edition of 200, created prior to the poster edition.
Commissioned for the 1972 Munich Olympics (Olympische Spiele München), this vibrant lithograph is hand-signed and dated by the artist in pencil, and numbered 63/200. (An additional unsigned edition of 3,000 was also produced.)
Printer: Matthieu AG, Zurich
Publisher: Editions Olympia, Munich
Image size: 87.6 × 64.8 cm (34.5 × 25.5 in)
Sheet size: 96.2 × 70.0 cm (37.875 × 27.5 in)
Frame size: 122.0 x 97.0 cm
A striking and well-preserved impression, exhibiting fresh, saturated colors. The sheet retains full margins on three sides; however, approximately four inches were trimmed from the lower edge, including the "Olympische Spiele München 1972" inscription.
Provenance:
– Private collection, California, USA
– Acquired from Freeman Auctioneers, Philadelphia, PA, October 1989 (Lot 701)
Framed in to museum standards in a white wooden frame , free floating with 99% uv-resistant museum glas
Presentation video: https://youtu.be/9sYrQIY7QfQ
