Lot 248 · Prints and Multiples
He enquired after the quality, from 'Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy'
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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $991–$1,415
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Prints and Multiples, London, Knightsbridge · 28 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1208280
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Hockney, He enquired after the quality, from 'Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy'. Bonhams, 28 Mar 2018, lot 248. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1208280.
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David Hockney, He enquired after the quality, from 'Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy'. Bonhams, 28 Mar 2018, lot 248. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1208280.
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