David Hockney
220 for 2020. Art Edition No. 301–400 "My Second Drawing of Beuvron-en-Auge"
2021
11-color inkjet print on cotton-fiber archival paper
45.7 × 102.6 cm - (18 × 40.4 in)
Signed, numbered and datedEdition of 100
In mint condition

From a small, picturesque farmhouse in the rich fields and meadows of the northern French region of Normandy, Hockney followed and recorded the changing seasons throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past decade, Hockney’s medium of choice has been the iPad and it was this technological instrument, he used to spontaneously depict impressions of the Norman landscape surrounding him. The two-year project entitled "220 for 2020" documents the passage of time by portraying the first spring blossoms, the smell of summer, the saturated colours of autumn, and the stark shapes of dark branches in winter time. This poetic undertaking represented a lifeline for the artist, and offered its viewers a message of hope in unprecedented times. As part of this project, Hockney included drawings from his “La Grande Cour, Rumesnil, Normadie, 26 Juli 2019", sketchbook. These almost autobiographical accounts started in the vicinity of the artist's Los Angeles home and followed him along his scouting trips around Normandy. "My Second Drawing of Beuvron-en-Auge” belongs this series of personal drawings.

"Do remember they can't cancel the spring"

David Hockney

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