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Little Boodge

David Hockney

Little Boodge

1993

Offset lithographic poster on paper

28 × 42 cm

Open edition — Signed

Location: London, United Kingdom

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About the artwork

Little Boodge is an affectionate portrait of one of David Hockney’s dachshunds,drawn with an economical line and a close knowledge of the animal’s posture. The low viewpoint and uncluttered paper give the small subject unusual presence. Issued as a poster,the image extends Hockney’s intimate domestic drawing into an accessible printed format. The stated technique is offset lithographic poster on paper. Its material and format remain integral to the presentation. The printed line is economical and uninterrupted by a detailed setting. The light paper ground and modest scale retain the informal character of the original drawing,while the poster format presents the private domestic subject as an accessible edition.

Expert opinion

This image belongs to Hockney’s affectionate portraits of his dachshunds Stanley and Boodgie,made from close observation within his domestic life. The economy of the line reflects both familiarity with the subject and confidence in drawing. Its open-edition format helped one of Hockney’s most personal motifs circulate beyond the private studio context. Across David Hockney’s broader output,Little Boodge is notable because close observation gives an apparently casual domestic subject unusual authority and presence.

About the artist

David Hockney is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, in 1937 and studied at the Bradford School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. He emerged as a significant figure in the Pop Art movement of the 1960s, though his work often transcended strict categorization. Hockney moved to California in the mid-1960s, a period that profoundly influenced his subject matter, leading to his iconic series of swimming pools, portraits, and landscapes of Los Angeles. His career has been marked by a continuous exploration of various media and techniques, including photography, collage, and digital drawing. Key works include "A Bigger Splash" (1967), his portrait series such as "Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy" (1970-71), and his later large-scale landscape paintings of Yorkshire. He has exhibited extensively worldwide, with major retrospectives at institutions such as the Tate Gallery, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Centre Pompidou.

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