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David Hockney Roses For Mother For Sale
David Hockney
Roses For Mother, 1995
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil.
35 x 43 3/4 in 88.9 x 111.1 cm
Edition
Edition of 45.
About this work
David Hockney's "Roses For Mother" exemplifies the artist's enduring fascination with botanical subjects and domestic interiors. Created in 1995, this signed and numbered work captures a vibrant arrangement of roses rendered with Hockney's characteristic sensitivity to color and form. The composition reflects his lifelong exploration of perspective, light, and the representation of natural beauty within intimate spaces. This piece demonstrates Hockney's mastery across multiple mediums and his ability to infuse everyday subjects with visual poetry. The work's scale—35 by 43 3/4 inches—commands attention while maintaining an inviting, personal quality. The artist's dedication to capturing the ephemeral nature of flowers and their significance in domestic life resonates throughout the composition. Available for purchase — enquire for price and availability.
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Auction History
Roses for Mother · David Hockney · Christie's · 2018-10 · $8,750
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David Hockney's "Roses for Mother" (1995) represents a significant moment in the artist's exploration of digital media and his deeply personal subject matter. Created using one of the earliest digital drawing programs, this series marks Hockney's pioneering embrace of technology as a legitimate fine art medium—a prescient move that would define much of his later career. The works depict vibrant bouquets of roses, combining the artist's signature bold color palette with the clean, graphic lines afforded by early computer graphics. What makes this series particularly poignant is its intimate genesis: these digital compositions were created as gifts for Hockney's mother, infusing commercial technology with genuine emotional resonance and demonstrating the artist's belief that new media could convey traditional sentiment.
Technically, the "Roses for Mother" series showcases Hockney's masterful adaptation to digital tools while maintaining his distinctive visual language. The limited edition prints feature the artist's characteristic use of saturated color and flattened perspective, rendered through pixels rather than paint or pencil. This intersection of cutting-edge technology and classical still-life tradition exemplifies Hockney's career-long dialogue between innovation and art historical continuity. The series predates his widely celebrated iPad drawings by nearly two decades, establishing him as one of the first major contemporary artists to legitimize digital creation within the fine art market.
From a collector's perspective, the "Roses for Mother" series occupies an important position within Hockney's oeuvre as documentation of his technological experimentation during the mid-1990s. These works appeal to collectors interested in the evolution of digital art, the intersection of fine art and technology, and Hockney's more intimate, personal productions. The series demonstrates strong provenance and represents an accessible entry point into collecting works by one of the world's most influential living artists, whose auction records continue to climb and whose museum presence remains unparalleled among contemporary British artists.
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David Hockney (9 July 1937 – 11 June 2026) was the most celebrated British artist of his generation and one of the most actively traded names on the international secondary market. His luminous paintings, prints, and drawings — spanning swimming pools, landscapes, portraits, and iPad works — defined visual culture for over six decades and continue to command record prices at auction.
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