David Hockney

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

1961–2

© David Hockney

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Centre for Fine Arts - BOZAR (Brussels, Belgium): David Hockney

Artist: David Hockney born 1937
Medium: Etching, aquatint and stamp on paper
Dimensions: Support: 451 × 451 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Purchased 1979
Reference: P07353

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David Hockney’s Early Etchings: Going Transatlantic and Being British

Martin Hammer

David Hockney’s early autobiographical prints, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean 1961 and the series A Rake’s Progress 1961–3, are …

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