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David Hockney

Munich Olympics, Swimmer Lithograph in colors on BKF Rives wove paper

David Hockney – Munich Olympics, Swimmer
Lithograph in colors on BKF Rives wove paper
From the pencil-signed edition of 200, created prior to the poster edition.

Commissioned for the 1972 Munich Olympics (Olympische Spiele München), this vibrant lithograph is hand-signed and dated by the artist in pencil, and numbered 63/200. (An additional unsigned edition of 3,000 was also produced.)

Printer: Matthieu AG, Zurich

Publisher: Editions Olympia, Munich

Image size: 87.6 × 64.8 cm (34.5 × 25.5 in)

Sheet size: 96.2 × 70.0 cm (37.875 × 27.5 in)

A striking and well-preserved impression, exhibiting fresh, saturated colors. The sheet retains full margins on three sides; however, approximately four inches were trimmed from the lower edge, including the "Olympische Spiele München 1972" inscription.

Provenance:
– Private collection, California, USA
– Acquired from Freeman Auctioneers, Philadelphia, PA, October 1989 (Lot 701)

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