David Hockney – Early Morning (Untitled, 470) 2009

Early Morning (Untitled, 470) 2009

• Artist: David Hockney (British, born 1937)
• Medium: Digital print (iPhone)
• Dimensions: 94 × 65 cm
• Edition: 25
  
• Signature: Signed
  
• Provenance: Galerie Lelong & Co, Paris
• Frame: Framed

Early Morning (Untitled, 470) (2009) belongs to one of the most surprising and critically celebrated bodies of work in David Hockney's late career — his iPhone drawings, begun in 2008 and continued on the iPad, in which he produced thousands of works drawn directly on the device's touchscreen using his thumb and the Brushes application. The works were sent to friends each morning as greetings, shared as fleeting digital gestures before Hockney recognised their potential as a serious artistic medium and began editionning them as large-format prints.

This work — a plant silhouetted against a blazing dawn sky of layered pink, orange, and blue — exemplifies everything that made the series a revelation: the luminosity that only a backlit digital image can produce, the gestural freedom of a mark made without the mediation of brush, paint, or canvas, and the intimate scale of the original transformed by large-format printing into something monumental. The sky, rendered in horizontal bands of colour that recall both Turner and Hockney's own Yorkshire landscapes, glows with an intensity no pigment could replicate.

Produced in an edition of just 25 — among the smallest and most exclusive of all Hockney's print editions — and signed by the artist, this impression comes directly from Galerie Lelong & Co, Paris, one of the most prestigious galleries in Europe and a long-standing partner of Hockney. It is framed and in very good condition. Hockney's work regularly achieves seven and eight figures at auction; editions of this rarity and intimacy represent an outstanding opportunity.

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FAQ

Is this an original David Hockney print? Yes — an original digital print from an edition of 25, signed by the artist.

What does "digital print (iPhone)" mean? The work was drawn directly by Hockney on an iPhone touchscreen using the Brushes application, then printed at large format. The iPhone drawings are considered a major body of work within Hockney's late career.

What is the edition size? Strictly limited to 25 impressions — one of the smallest and most exclusive editions in Hockney's print catalogue.

What is the provenance? This impression comes directly from Galerie Lelong & Co, Paris — one of Europe's most prestigious galleries and a long-standing partner of David Hockney.

Is the work framed? Yes — sold framed as shown.

What condition is the work in? Very good condition.

Do you ship internationally? Yes — worldwide, with museum-grade packaging suited to framed works, full insurance, and shipment tracking. Please contact us for a shipping quote given the dimensions.