Celia Looks (from A Series of Hand Drawn Lithographs from 1979-80) (M.C.A.T. 247)

Notes

14 artist's proofs and an edition of 54, printed by James Reid and Robert Meyer.

'In Celia Looks, 1980, Hockney further reduces Celia's likeness to essential lines. Depicted in profile, with her hand gently resting on her chin, Celia gazes to the left of the picture plane. Her visage fills the sheet, allowing the viewer to intently examine her in the same way Hockney would have done. Using a heavy line to trace the silhouette of Celia's profile, Hockney transforms his muse into a regal figure who might adorn a coin face.'¹

^1. (no date) Hockney's Muse, Phillips, online, https://www.phillips.com/article/101235844/hockney-muse-celia-birtwell, accessed 26 September 2024.

Literature

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (2023) David Hockney, Tokyo: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, unpaginated.