© David Hockney
This print is made as a hommage to Picasso. Hockney portrays himself as the artist's model. His nakedness expresses his vulnerability, but also places him in context with a theme used again and again by Picasso.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Artist and Model, 1973–1974
Date supported
1991
Medium and material
Half-ground etching, soft-ground etching, & sugar-lift aquatint
Dimensions
57 x 44 cm
Grant
5000
Total cost
15525
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