Afternoon Swimming
Upon arriving in Los Angeles in the 1960s one particular feature of the architecture, previously only seen in black and white photographs, struck Hockney with fresh intensity: "as we flew in over Los Angeles I looked down to see blue swimming pools all over". Hockney had discovered his great subject, and the swimming pool would become the setting for many of his major paintings of the 1960s and 1970s. His interest continued through series such as the Paper Pools, and Lithographs made of Water and Lines. Afternoon Swimming is a celebrated 1979 rendering and one of the most prized of his lithographs of the subject.
Afternoon Swimming
- Artist
- David Hockney (b.1937)
- Title
- Afternoon Swimming
- Medium
- Lithograph, on Arches Cover mould-made paper
- Date
- 1979
- Sheet Size
- 31 5/8 x 39 1/2 in : 80.5 x 100.5 cm
- Edition
- From the edition of 55, signed and dated by the artist in pencil
- Publisher
- Tyler Graphics, Mount Kisco, New York
- Literature
- Tokyo 233
- Reference
- A17-72
- Notes
- David Hockney, Helsingin Taidehalli / Kunsthalle Helsinki, Aug 17th - Nov 18th, 2018
- Status
- No Longer Available
Available Artists
- Ancart Harold
- Andre Carl
- Avery Milton
- Baldessari John
- Barnes Ernie
- Brice Lisa
- Castellani Enrico
- Crawford Brett
- Dadamaino
- Dávila Jose
- de Tollenaere Saskia
- Downing Thomas
- Dyson Julian
- Elsner Slawomir
- Freud Lucian
- Gadsby Eric
- Gander Ryan
- Guston Philip
- Haring Keith
- Held Al
- Hockney David
- Katz Alex
- Kentridge William
- Knifer Julije
- Le Parc Julio
- Leciejewski Edgar
- Léger Fernand
- Levine Chris
- LeWitt Sol
- Marchéllo
- Mavignier Almir da Silva
- Miller Harland
- Modé João
- Morellet François
- Nadelman Elie
- Nesbitt Lowell Blair
- O'Donoghue Hughie
- Perry Grayson
- Picasso Pablo
- Pickstone Sarah
- Prehistoric Objects
- Quinn Marc
- Riley Bridget
- Ruscha Ed
- Serra Richard
- Shrigley David
- Smith Anj
- Smith Richard
- Soto Jesús Rafael
- Soulages Pierre
- Spencer Stanley
- Taller Popular de Serigrafía
- The Connor Brothers
- Turk Gavin
- Vasarely Victor
- Wood Jonas