David Hockney

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

1961–2

© David Hockney

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On loan

Bucerius Kunst Forum (Hamburg, Germany): 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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