F, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 Prints combining fine craftsmanship with conceptual

combining fine craftsmanship with conceptual art

and dated by the artist

is an aquatint and photogravure printed in colors on shaped Somerset paper from an edition of 45

is a captivating etching on paper from an edition of 39

F, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 Prints combining fine craftsmanship with conceptualDavid Hockney's letter F comes from Hockney's Alphabet, the 1991 portfolio in which the artist reimagined all twenty six letters as full page colour lithographs. Hockney builds the F as collage: its upright is cut from an aerial photograph of a sunlit coastline of hills and sea, a second F is brushed in solid black below a drawn horizon, and a red biro sun throws out its rays landscape, letter and light folded together. Hockney's Alphabet was