{"product_id":"david-hockney-lillies-1971","title":"David Hockney — Lillies (1971)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreated in 1971, \u003cem\u003eLillies\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to David Hockney’s most refined graphic production of the decade, a period in which the artist—among the most influential British voices of the 20th and 21st centuries—used printmaking as a laboratory for perception, colour, and the orchestration of space. Here the floral subject becomes a disciplined study in line and light: thin contours, transparent passages, and calibrated tonal shifts give the composition a quiet musicality, balancing immediacy with conceptual clarity. The work also reflects Hockney’s ability to reframe traditional genres—such as the floral still life—through a distinctly contemporary sensibility, where observation of nature merges with formal research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted in a notably small edition of 65 and signed and numbered by the artist, this sheet offers the combination most sought after by collectors of museum-grade works on paper: clear authorship, defined scarcity, and a period-correct example of Hockney’s 1970s graphic language. With Hockney’s oeuvre firmly established within major institutional collections—including Tate, MoMA, Centre Pompidou, and LACMA—limited editions from this era have drawn sustained international demand, supported by the broader market’s preference for authenticated, finite works that remain accessible relative to unique paintings. For collectors building a blue-chip print cabinet, \u003cem\u003eLillies\u003c\/em\u003e stands as a high-recognition, historically grounded acquisition with enduring cultural relevance and strong secondary-market liquidity for signed, low-edition impressions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collecto Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53877308686676,"sku":"2456","price":41910.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/9083\/7588\/files\/file-1759849777986-1.png?v=1772726763","url":"https:\/\/collectoarchive.com\/products\/david-hockney-lillies-1971","provider":"Collecto Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}