• Image Size: 57 x 80 cm (without border: 55 x 71 cm)
• Type: Art Print
• Signed/Unsigned: Unsigned

A hand-made lithograph is a print made by drawing with an oily substance on porous stone or metal plates. Oil-based ink applied to the moistened stone adheres only to the lines drawn. The plates are then pressed onto paper to produce the final print.

David Hockney posters have always been collectable. There was a decent book published years ago in 1988 about them which can be found on amazon.co.uk by clicking here. I think it is now out of print though there are still a few copies that come onto the market from time to time and it is essential reading for anyone interested in collecting the great man's posters.

I think the posters are collectable because for most of us anything that now has the famous Hockney squiggle is out of our price range. That and the fact that there are so many Hockney-stamped 'autographs out there makes it a kind of minefield for the novice. I mean, how many people have on their walls something purported to be signed by DH when in fact he has been nowhere near it.

And anyway is buying a signature the best motive for buying a piece of art? Is it really value for money? I think the posters by comparison are great value for money and with Hockney's proficient use of colour the bigger the better in my book. I've seen some of the big posters and they look breathtaking.

57 x 80 cm (without border: 55 x 71 cm).

Available: NO LONGER AVAILABLE OUTSIDE US