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What is this Picasso?, David Hockney, 1976/1977
David Hockney, portraitDavid HockneyBritish, 1937–2026

What is this Picasso?

1976/1977 · Portfolio

May one see it?

Not receiving at present

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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In this state since
Source
The museum
On the mapMuseum page

Particulars

Accession number
1991.60.20

What it shows

Literary and theatrical themesMan With the Blue GuitarStevens, Wallace

In the catalog

PrintsEtchingContemporary art20th centuryBritish

Sources

Meanwhile, in the life of David Hockney

The whole life

  1. 1966–1978

    Stage designer: “Ubu Roi” and the Glyndebourne operas

    Hockney’s first stage designs are for “Ubu Roi” at London’s Royal Court Theatre (1966), followed by Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” (1975) and “The Magic Flute” (1978) for the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. It is the start of the opera work that will go on in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and London.

  2. 1974

    The relationship with Gregory Evans begins

    Hockney met Gregory Evans in 1971; in 1974 they begin a decade-long relationship, and in 1976 Evans moves with him to the US. Later they remain business partners, with Evans managing the David Hockney Studio.

  3. 1974

    Jack Hazan’s film “A Bigger Splash”

    Jack Hazan makes a biopic of Hockney, “A Bigger Splash”, named after his 1967 pool painting of the same name.

  4. 24 June 1977 – 2 October 1977

    Exhibition: Documenta 6

  5. 1979

    A founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

    In 1979 Hockney is a founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

  6. 1979

    Hearing aids from 1979

    Hockney’s hearing has been failing since the 1970s: he realised he was going deaf several years before he began using hearing aids in 1979. He also described synaesthetic associations between sound, colour and shape.

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American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman), David Hockney, 1968

American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman)

1968 · Art Institute of Chicago

The Start of the Spending Spree and the Door Opening for a Blonde (plate 3) from A Rake's Progress, David Hockney, 1961–62, published 1963

The Start of the Spending Spree and the Door Opening for a Blonde (plate 3) from A Rake's Progress

1961–62, published 1963 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Arrival (plate 1) from A Rake's Progress, David Hockney, 1961–62, published 1963

The Arrival (plate 1) from A Rake's Progress

1961–62, published 1963 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Drinking Scene (plate 4) from A Rake's Progress, David Hockney, 1961–62, published 1963

The Drinking Scene (plate 4) from A Rake's Progress

1961–62, published 1963 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Election Campaign (with Dark Message) (plate 5) from A Rake's Progress, David Hockney, 1961–62, published 1963

The Election Campaign (with Dark Message) (plate 5) from A Rake's Progress

1961–62, published 1963 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Gospel Singing (Good People) (Madison Square Garden) (plate 2a) from A Rake's Progress, David Hockney, 1961–62, published 1963

The Gospel Singing (Good People) (Madison Square Garden) (plate 2a) from A Rake's Progress

1961–62, published 1963 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Meeting the Other People (plate 8) from A Rake's Progress, David Hockney, 1961–62, published 1963

Meeting the Other People (plate 8) from A Rake's Progress

1961–62, published 1963 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Seven Stone Weakling (plate 3a) from A Rake's Progress, David Hockney, 1961–62, published 1963

The Seven Stone Weakling (plate 3a) from A Rake's Progress

1961–62, published 1963 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

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Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], c. 1474/1478

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], c. 1474/1478

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890

Girl in White, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Girl in White, 1890

Roses, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Roses, 1890

Self-Portrait, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait, 1889

Farmhouse in Provence, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

Farmhouse in Provence, 1888

La Mousmé, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

La Mousmé, 1888

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Pierrot and Harlequin, After Pablo Picasso, 1920

Pablo Picasso

Pierrot and Harlequin, 1920

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Canto III, Verse 201, William Blake after Mary Ann Flaxman, 1803

William Blake

Canto III, Verse 201, 1803

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Time's Triple Bow [recto], William Blake, c. 1804/1807

William Blake

Time's Triple Bow [recto], c. 1804/1807

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Illustration for Canto V, James Neagle after Thomas Stothard, published 1788

William Blake

Illustration for Canto V, published 1788

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Christian with the Shield of Faith, Taking Leave of His Companions, William Blake, 1824-1827

William Blake

Christian with the Shield of Faith, Taking Leave of His Companions, 1824-1827

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

A Man Seen from Behind, Rising on Clouds, William Blake, probably c. 1794

William Blake

A Man Seen from Behind, Rising on Clouds, probably c. 1794

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

An Ascending Spiral of Figures [recto], William Blake, probably c. 1820

William Blake

An Ascending Spiral of Figures [recto], probably c. 1820

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Canto I, William Sharp after Thomas Stothard, 1787-1788

William Blake

Canto I, 1787-1788

Not on view · National Gallery of Art