Portrait of dachshund artist David Hockney put up for auction for 2.5 million pounds
The painting “Dog No. 17” by British artist David Hockney was put up for auction at Christie’s. Its value is estimated from 1.5 to 2.5 million pounds (€2.9 million), writes The Guardian.
The painting “Dog No. 17” by British artist David Hockney was put up for auction at Christie’s. Its value is estimated from 1.5 to 2.5 million pounds (€2.9 million), writes The Guardian.
The painting depicts one of David Hockney’s dogs, a dachshund named Stanley, named after actor Stan Laurel. The head of the auction's contemporary art department, Tessa Lord, called it "strikingly rare" and "incredibly interesting.".
Later, the artist started another dachshund named Buji. In 1994-1995, David Hockney painted about 40 paintings with images of his pets, which were included in the so-called “Dog series”. “Dog No. 17” was the first work in the series to be auctioned. Bidding will take place on October 14.
David Hockney died on June 11, 2026 at the age of 88. He gained worldwide fame thanks to paintings with swimming pools, for example, “Big Splash” and “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with two figures)”. The latter was sold at Christie’s auction for $90.3 million in 2018.
