David Hockney Portrait of an Artist (Pool With Two Figures) Original 1988 Retrospective the Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition Poster Framed

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37"W x 30"H x 3/16"D Excellent condition, Lithograph in colors on smooth matte finish paper, Professionally Framed

This is a … more 37"W x 30"H x 3/16"D Excellent condition, Lithograph in colors on smooth matte finish paper, Professionally Framed

This is a rare and collectible Original 1988 David Hockney: A Retrospective, The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition poster. It's a high quality color lithograph printed on premium art paper, featuring Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), 1972. Immediately recognizable as one of the most iconic and loved works in the artist's entire diverse oeuvre, it has been on the cover of numerous monographs, auction & exhibition catalogs and is even the subject of a film: Jack Hazan's 1973 Hockney film, A Bigger Splash. The work also realized a world record price for a living artist at auction on November 15, 2018, at Christie's. Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) has certainly become one of the most celebrated images of the post-war period. This original vintage poster of the work is from the 1988 major retrospective exhibition held on the artist's 50th birthday less