F, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 Prints atmospheric conditions

atmospheric conditions

characterized by bold lines and his signature "X" motif

exemplifying his distinctive visual language that has made him one of the most collected contemporary artists worldwide

representing their conceptual plan for transforming the Whitney Museum through their distinctive packing technique

is a captivating etching on paper from an edition of 39

F, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 Prints atmospheric conditionsDavid Hockney's letter F comes from Hockney's Alphabet, the 1991 portfolio in which the artist reimagined all twenty six letters as full page colour lithographs. Hockney builds the F as collage: its upright is cut from an aerial photograph of a sunlit coastline of hills and sea, a second F is brushed in solid black below a drawn horizon, and a red biro sun throws out its rays landscape, letter and light folded together. Hockney's Alphabet was