Introduction
A Bigger Book is a monumental compendium of Hockney’s oeuvre that perfectly exemplifies his artistic prodigy in both digital and traditional creative methodology. Over half a meter in length and weighing thirty-five kilograms, A Bigger Book is a 680-page chronology of Hockney’s life-time artistic output. An animated survey filled with bold colours and personal vitality, the book contains large-scale reproductions of Hockney’s most impressive works and is almost entirely visual. There is only one page of text in the book within which Hockney offers us a guiding principle to the work:
“A book like this shouldn’t have much text… you just need pictures”.
Hockney underscores the primacy of the visual over the verbal, encouraging us to delve deep into his world of beauty and color. Whether taken by the Californian swimming pools, the Yorkshire Dales, or dainty domestic flowerpots, A Bigger Book, Art Edition A-D provides a Hockney work for every feeling, every mood and every occasion: your very own at-home permanent Hockney exhibition.
In each of those drawings, Hockney mimics traditional brushwork without attempting to replace it; his mark-making is both painterly and proudly digital. Playing with the iPad’s unique possibilities of layering, Hockney experiments with his virtual toolkit of opaque blurs and solid lines of varying thickness. Similarly, Hockney explores the iPad’s palette of flat, bold color.
The digital is often synonymous with the artificial, but in Hockney’s hands it becomes vibrant life. The portable nature of the iPad affords Hockney’s drawings a palpable immediacy: a modern twist on impressionistic en plein air painting. Hockney places his work in conversation with art historical traditional still life, and in doing so demonstrates the digital to possess an equally gestural and spontaneous fluidity of line.
A Bigger Book, Art Editions A-D
A Bigger Book, Art Edition A-D
The complete series of four iPad drawings in colors
Medium: iPad drawings in colors printed on archival paper
Year: 2010/2016
Image: 43.8 x 33 cm (17 1/4 x 13 inches)
Sheet: 55.9 x 43.2 cm (22×17 inches)
Edition: 250
Publishers: The Artist and Taschen, Berlin
Each prints is signed, dated and numbered in pencil
Each print is accompanied with the illustrated 680-page chronology book, an original print portfolio and an adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson, contained in original cardboard boxe with stamp-numbered label
Book: 71.1 x 51.4 x 8.9 cm (28 x 20 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches)
Each book is signed in black ink on the title page
(all from the editions of 250 lettered A-D)
There was also an edition of 10,000 without the iPad drawings
1. Untitled No. 329 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition A)
2. Untitled No. 346 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition B)
3. Untitled No. 468 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition C)
3. Untitled No. 516 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition D)
2025 Auction Results
Untitled #329 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition A)
Sotheby’s New-York: 23 October 2025
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 40,640
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Untitled No. 329, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition A
iPad drawing printed in colors on archival paper
Contained in the original blue cloth-bound slipcase
Lacking the illustrated 680-page chronology book and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
Signed in pencil, dated ’10 and numbered 96/250
Untitled #329 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition A)
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 30,960 / USD 42,105
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0040’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0040’
The book signed in black ink on the title page
(one of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 9000 without an iPad drawing)
Untitled #329 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition A)
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 129/250 in pencil
Together with the publication A Bigger Book
Signed in black ink and stamped numbered 129 from the edition of 1000 on the justification page
And with the accompanying Marc Newson stand
Untitled #346 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition B)
Sotheby’s London: 24 September 2025
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 50,800 / USD 68,345
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Untitled No. 346, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition B, 2010-16
iPad drawing printed in colors on archival paper
Contained in the original print portfolio
Accompanied by the signed chronology book and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 222/250
This work is number 222 from the edition of 250
(there is also an edition of 9,000 without an iPad drawing)
Untitled #346 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition B)
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 58,050 / USD 78,950
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0481’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
Contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0481’
The book signed in black ink on the title page
(one of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 9000 without an iPad drawing)
Untitled #346 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition B)
Ketterer Kunst: 7 June 2025
Estimated: EUR 18,000
EUR 35,560 / USD 40,180
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book. Art Edition No. 251–500. Untitled, 346, 2010
Inkjet print in archival paper in accompanying folder
Hardcover book with presentation support
Print signed, dated and numbered as well as with the artist’s dry stamp
Print: One of 250 copies
Book: One of 1000 copies
Untitled #468 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition C)
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 28,380 / USD 38,595
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0639’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0639’
The book signed in black ink on the title page
(one of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 9000 without an iPad drawing)
Untitled #468 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition C)
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 223/250 in pencil
Within the original blue fabric-covered portfolio
Together with the publication A Bigger Book
Signed in black ink and stamped numbered 0723 from the edition of 1000 on the justification page
And with the accompanying Marc Newson stand
Untitled #468 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition C)
Phillips New-York: 16 April 2025
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 30,480
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition C: including Untitled, No. 468, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0645’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0645’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 145/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
(one of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 9000 without an iPad drawing)
Untitled #468 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition C)
K Auction Seoul: 19 February 2025
Estimated: KRW 25,000,000 – 60,000,000
KRW 41,400,000 / USD 28,960
DAVID HOCKNEY (b.1937)
Untitled No. 468 from A Bigger Book Art Edition C, 2010
iPad drawing inkjet print
Accompanied by the 498-page chronology book and adjustable bookstand designed by Marc Newson
Signed, dated and numbered 1/250 in pencil on the front
Untitled #516 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition D)
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 49,020 / USD 66,665
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0945’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0945’
The book signed in black ink on the title page
(one of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 9000 without an iPad drawing)
Untitled #516 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition D)
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 161/250 in pencil
Together with the publication A Bigger Book
Signed in black ink and stamped numbered 0911 from the edition of 1000 on the justification page
And with the accompanying Marc Newson stand
2024 Auction Results
Untitled #329 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition A)
Ketterer Kunst: 7 December 2024
Estimated: EUR 18,000
EUR 55,880 / USD 59,095
DAVID HOCKNEY
iPad Drawing ‘Untitled, 329’, 2010
Inkjet print in color on firm wove paper
Signed and numbered, and with the artist’s blindstamp
From an edition of 250 copies
Published by the artist in collaboration with Taschen, Berlin, as an addition to his publication “David Hockney. A Bigger Book”
Untitled #329 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition A)
Phillips London: 21 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 33,020 / USD 40,610
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition A, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0015’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0015’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 15/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
Untitled #346 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition B)
Lempertz Cologne: 30 November 2024
Estimated: EUR 25,000 – 35,000
EUR 27,720 / USD 29,325
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition B, 2010/2016
iPad drawing, printed on archival paper
Signed, dated (2010) and numbered. Proof 111/250
Loose in original half-cloth folder
With accompanying hard cover book and a book stand designed by Marc Newson
Hardcover: proof 361/10000. In original transport box
Untitled #346 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition B)
Bonhams London: 1 May 2024
Estimated: GBP 18,000 – 25,000
GBP 35,840 / USD 44,800
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 126/250 in pencil
With the original blue fabric-covered portfolio
Together with the publications ‘David Hockney: A Chronology’ and ‘A Bigger Book’
The latter signed in black ink and stamp-numbered 0376 of 1,000
With the accompanying Marc Newsom stand
Untitled #346 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition B)
Artnet Auctions: 11 April 2024
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 30,000
DAVID HOCKNEY
Untitled No. 346 (from A Bigger Book: Art Edition B), 2010
iPad drawing in colors printed on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 172/250 in pencil
Untitled #468 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition C)
Phillips London: 19 September 2024
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 24,130 / USD 31,345
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition C, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0625’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0625’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 125/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
One of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 9000 without an iPad drawing
Untitled #468 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition C)
Christie’s online: 26 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 25,000
GBP 23,940 / USD 30,356
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Untitled No. 468, from: A Bigger Book: Art Edition C, 2010-2016
iPad drawing in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated ’10 and numbered 192/250 in pencil
Together with the original blue fabric-covered portfolio
The publication A Bigger Book, copy number 692 (from the total book edition of 10,000)
And the accompanying Marc Newsom stand
Untitled #516 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition D)
Ketterer online: 15 December 2024
Estimated: EUR 18,000
EUR 22,860 / USD 23,545
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition No. 751-1000. Untitled, 516, 2010- 2019.
Inkjet print on Archival paper in accompanying folder
Hardcover book with display stand
Print signed, dated and numbered as well as with the artist’s dry stamp
Print: from an edition of 250 copies
Book: from an edition of 1000 copies
Untitled #516 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition D)
Phillips New-York: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 27,940
DAVID HOCKNEY
Untitled No. 516, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition D, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors, printed on archival paper
Signed, dated ’10’ and numbered 34/250 in pencil
A Bigger Book: Art Edition A, B, C, and D
Christie’s New-York: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 138,600
COMPLETE SET
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
A Bigger Book: Art Edition A, B, C, and D, 2010
The complete set of four iPad drawings in colors on archival paper
Each signed and dated in pencil, numbered variously from the editions of 250
With the original blue fabric-covered portfolio case and paper wrappers
Together with four examples of the illustrated 680-page chronology book
A Bigger Book, copy number ‘0051’, ‘0322’, ‘0654’, and ‘0781’ of 1000 respectively
And the accompanying adjustable book stands designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard boxes
2023 Auction Results
Untitled #329 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition A)
Artnet Auctions: 13 July 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000a
USD 35,000
iPad drawing in colors printed on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 16/250 in pencil
Untitled #346 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition B)
Phillips London: 21 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 27,940 / USD 34,440
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition B, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival pape
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0265’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0265’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 15/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
Untitled #346 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition B)
Bonhams London: 20 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 32,000 / USD 39,655
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 123/250 in pencil
With the original blue fabric-covered portfolio
Together with the publication A Bigger Book, copy number 0373 of 1000
And the accompanying Marc Newsom stand
Untitled #346 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition B)
Artnet Auctions: 13 July 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000a
USD 35,000
iPad drawing in colors printed on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 34/250 in pencil
Untitled #346 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition B)
Estimated: EUR 25,000 – 35,000
EUR 31,500 / USD 33,700
A Bigger Book, Art Edition B, 2010/2016
iPad drawing, printed on archival paper
Signed, dated (2010) and numbered. Proof 185/250
Loose in original half-cloth folder
With accompanying hard cover book and a book stand designed by Marc Newson
Hardcover proof 435/10.000. In the original transport box
Untitled #346 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition B)
Phillips London: 18 January 2023
Estimated: GBP 12,000 – 18,000
GBP 30,240 / USD 37,393
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition B, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors, printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0440’, original print portfolio and the adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson, contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0440’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 190/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
Untitled #468 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition C)
Phillips London: 21 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 21,590 / USD 26,615
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition C, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0515’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0515’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 15/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
Untitled #468 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition C)
Phillips London: 18 January 2023
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 21,420 / USD 26,486
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition C, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 193/250 in pencil
Lacking the book, print portfolio and adjustable book stand
Untitled #516 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition D)
Phillips London: 21 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 30,480 / USD 37,570
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition D, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0765’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0765’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 15/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
Untitled #516 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition D)
Christie’s London: 14 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 35,280 / USD 42,925
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Untitled No. 516, from: A Bigger Book: Art Edition D, 2010-2016
iPad drawing in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated ’10 and numbered 89/250 in pencil
Together with the original blue fabric-covered portfolio, the publication A Bigger Book, signed in black ink on the title-page, copy number 839 and the accompanying Marc Newsom stand
Untitled #516 (A Bigger Book: Art Edition D)
Phillips London: 18 January 2023
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 27,720 / USD 34,277
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition D, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0821’ and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson, contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0821’
iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 71/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
A Bigger Book: Art Edition A, B, C, and D
Phillips New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 133,350
COMPLETE SET
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book: Art Edition A, B, C and D, 2010/2016
The complete series of four iPad drawings in colors, printed on archival paper
With one illustrated 680-page chronology book
And one adjustable book stands designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0556’.
All iPad drawings signed, dated and numbered 110/250, 181/250, 22/250 and 186/250 in pencil The book signed in black ink on the title page
Untitled No. 329 (Art Edition A)
Untitled N0. 329
from A Bigger Book: Art Edition A
Medium: iPad drawing, inkjet print in colors printed on archival paper
Year: 2010/2016
Image: 17 1/4 x 13 inches (43.8 x 33 cm)
Sheet: 22×17 inches (55.9 x 43.2 cm)
Edition: 250
Publishers: The Artist and Taschen, Berlin
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil with the artist’s blindstamp
In Untitled No. 329, a bouquet of bright pink flowers and dense green foliage rests in a glass vase. The background is a solid light pink, complimenting the rosy petals, upon which the flowers seem to float. Short vertical dashes of purple, white and blue indicate the background, the mauve-colored shadow anchoring the vase to the surface. Similarly, the presence of a wall is indicated by thin white cross-hatching at the very top of the sheet.
Hockney pays close attention to nuances of color and perspective. Partially submerged by water, the flower stems appear enlarged under the surface. Hockney masterfully captures the optical trickery of refracted light, a slight detail that demonstrates his assiduous eye and ability to freeze the real world in digital print.
Auction Results
Sotheby’s New-York: 23 October 2025
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 40,640
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Untitled No. 329, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition A
iPad drawing printed in colors on archival paper
Contained in the original blue cloth-bound slipcase
Lacking the illustrated 680-page chronology book and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
Signed in pencil, dated ’10 and numbered 96/250
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 30,960 / USD 42,105
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0040’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0040’
The book signed in black ink on the title page
(one of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 9000 without an iPad drawing)
Bonhams London: 25 June 2025
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 129/250 in pencil
Together with the publication A Bigger Book
Signed in black ink and stamped numbered 129 from the edition of 1000 on the justification page
And with the accompanying Marc Newson stand
Ketterer Kunst: 7 December 2024
Estimated: EUR 18,000
EUR 55,880 / USD 59,095
DAVID HOCKNEY
iPad Drawing ‘Untitled, 329’, 2010
Inkjet print in color on firm wove paper
Signed and numbered, and with the artist’s blindstamp
From an edition of 250 copies
Published by the artist in collaboration with Taschen, Berlin, as an addition to his publication “David Hockney. A Bigger Book”
Phillips London: 21 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 33,020 / USD 40,610
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition A, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0015’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0015’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 15/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
Artnet Auctions: 13 July 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000a
USD 35,000
iPad drawing in colors printed on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 16/250 in pencil
Sotheby’s London: 23 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 12,000 – 18,000
GBP 37,800 / USD 42,580
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
iPad Drawing ‘Untitled, 329’, 2010
Inkjet print in colors
Signed in pencil, dated, numbered 144/250
To accompany the Art Edition of David Hockney: A Bigger Book
Contained in the original blue and yellow portfolio and accompanied by the book and stand
Phillips London: 13 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 44,100 / USD 51,550
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0119’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0119’
The book signed in black ink on the title page
(one of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 10,000 without an iPad drawing)
Bonhams London: 29 June 2022
Estimated: GBP 8,000 – 12,000
GBP 31,800 / USD 38,755
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 30/250 in pencil
Within the original blue fabric-covered portfolio and paper wrappers
Untitled No. 346 (Art Edition B)
Untitled No. 346
from A Bigger Book: Art Edition B
Medium: iPad drawing, inkjet print in colors printed on archival paper
Year: 2010/2016
Image: 17 1/4 x 13 inches (43.8 x 33 cm)
Sheet: 22×17 inches (55.9 x 43.2 cm)
Edition: 250
Publishers: The Artist and Taschen, Berlin
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil with the artist’s blindstamp
In Untitled No. 346, a bouquet of lush, fluorescent pink tulips burst forth from an ornamental glass vase. The flowers are contrasted against a bright blue background which could just as easily be a clear sky as it could be a painted wall. The blue backdrop, and the table on which the flowers rest, are heavily digitalized textured surfaces full of overlapping lines and colours.
The centrally positioned bouquet is a subject of close observation, with Hockney using a range of greens and pinks to capture its likeness. Paying close attention to perspective, Hockney depicts the stems of the tulips twisting in line with the swirling design of the opaque glass vase, creating a harmonious affinity between the inanimate and living.
Auction Results
Sotheby’s London: 24 September 2025
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 50,800 / USD 68,345
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Untitled No. 346, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition B, 2010-16
iPad drawing printed in colors on archival paper
Contained in the original print portfolio
Accompanied by the signed chronology book and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 222/250
This work is number 222 from the edition of 250
(there is also an edition of 9,000 without an iPad drawing)
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 58,050 / USD 78,950
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0481’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
Contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0481’
The book signed in black ink on the title page
(one of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 9000 without an iPad drawing)
Ketterer Kunst: 7 June 2025
Estimated: EUR 18,000
EUR 35,560 / USD 40,180
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book. Art Edition No. 251–500. Untitled, 346, 2010
Inkjet print in archival paper in accompanying folder
Hardcover book with presentation support
Print signed, dated and numbered as well as with the artist’s dry stamp
Print: One of 250 copies
Book: One of 1000 copies
Lempertz Cologne: 30 November 2024
Estimated: EUR 25,000 – 35,000
EUR 27,720 / USD 29,325
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition B, 2010/2016
iPad drawing, printed on archival paper
Signed, dated (2010) and numbered. Proof 111/250
Loose in original half-cloth folder
With accompanying hard cover book and a book stand designed by Marc Newson
Hardcover: proof 361/10000. In original transport box
Bonhams London: 1 May 2024
Estimated: GBP 18,000 – 25,000
GBP 35,840 / USD 44,800
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 126/250 in pencil
With the original blue fabric-covered portfolio
Together with the publications ‘David Hockney: A Chronology’ and ‘A Bigger Book’
The latter signed in black ink and stamp-numbered 0376 of 1,000
With the accompanying Marc Newsom stand
Artnet Auctions: 11 April 2024
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 30,000
DAVID HOCKNEY
Untitled No. 346 (from A Bigger Book: Art Edition B), 2010
iPad drawing in colors printed on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 172/250 in pencil
Phillips London: 21 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 27,940 / USD 34,440
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition B, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival pape
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0265’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0265’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 15/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
Bonhams London: 20 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 32,000 / USD 39,655
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 123/250 in pencil
With the original blue fabric-covered portfolio
Together with the publication A Bigger Book, copy number 0373 of 1000
And the accompanying Marc Newsom stand
Artnet Auctions: 13 July 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000a
USD 35,000
iPad drawing in colors printed on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 34/250 in pencil
Estimated: EUR 25,000 – 35,000
EUR 31,500 / USD 33,700
A Bigger Book, Art Edition B, 2010/2016
iPad drawing, printed on archival paper
Signed, dated (2010) and numbered. Proof 185/250
Loose in original half-cloth folder
With accompanying hard cover book and a book stand designed by Marc Newson
Hardcover proof 435/10.000. In the original transport box
Phillips London: 18 January 2023
Estimated: GBP 12,000 – 18,000
GBP 30,240 / USD 37,393
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition B, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors, printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0440’, original print portfolio and the adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson, contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0440’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 190/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
Bonhams London: 13 December 2022
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 35,580 / USD 43,695
IPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 115/250 in pencil
With the original blue fabric-covered portfolio and paper wrappers
Together with the publication A Bigger Book, copy number 0365 of 1000
And the accompanying Marc Newsom stand
Estimated: GBP 8,000 – 12,000
GBP 28,020 / USD 34,150
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 22/250 in pencil
Within the original blue fabric-covered portfolio and paper wrappers
Untitled No. 468 (Art Edition C)
Untitled N0. 468
from A Bigger Book: Art Edition C
Medium: iPad drawing, inkjet print in colors printed on archival paper
Year: 2010/2016
Image: 17 1/4 x 13 inches (43.8 x 33 cm)
Sheet: 22×17 inches (55.9 x 43.2 cm)
Edition: 250
Publishers: The Artist and Taschen, Berlin
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil with the artist’s blindstamp
In Untitled No. 468, a potted plant rests on a small black table in a domestic interior. The carpet is a patterned green and wall mouldings are indicated with blue, pink, and yellow wall squares.
Hockney draws each of the plant’s drooping leaves in one bold, expressive stroke, bursting with energy against the rigidity of the suggested walled interior. Color is used to connect the plant pot with its domestic environment, the ordinary plant pot almost becoming part of the furniture.
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Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 28,380 / USD 38,595
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0639’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0639’
The book signed in black ink on the title page
(one of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 9000 without an iPad drawing)
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 223/250 in pencil
Within the original blue fabric-covered portfolio
Together with the publication A Bigger Book
Signed in black ink and stamped numbered 0723 from the edition of 1000 on the justification page
And with the accompanying Marc Newson stand
Phillips New-York: 16 April 2025
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 30,480
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition C: including Untitled, No. 468, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0645’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0645’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 145/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
(one of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 9000 without an iPad drawing)
K Auction Seoul: 19 February 2025
Estimated: KRW 25,000,000 – 60,000,000
KRW 41,400,000 / USD 28,960
DAVID HOCKNEY (b.1937)
Untitled No. 468 from A Bigger Book Art Edition C, 2010
iPad drawing inkjet print
Accompanied by the 498-page chronology book and adjustable bookstand designed by Marc Newson
Signed, dated and numbered 1/250 in pencil on the front
Phillips London: 19 September 2024
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 24,130 / USD 31,345
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition C, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0625’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0625’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 125/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
One of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 9000 without an iPad drawing
Christie’s online: 26 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 25,000
GBP 23,940 / USD 30,356
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Untitled No. 468, from: A Bigger Book: Art Edition C, 2010-2016
iPad drawing in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated ’10 and numbered 192/250 in pencil
Together with the original blue fabric-covered portfolio
The publication A Bigger Book, copy number 692 (from the total book edition of 10,000)
And the accompanying Marc Newsom stand
Phillips London: 21 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 21,590 / USD 26,615
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition C, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0515’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0515’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 15/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
Phillips London: 18 January 2023
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 21,420 / USD 26,486
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition C, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 193/250 in pencil
Lacking the book, print portfolio and adjustable book stand
Sotheby’s Cologne: 26 November 2021
Estimated: EUR 6,000 – 8,000
EUR 21,420
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
iPad drawing ‘Untitled, 468’, 2010
Inkjet print in colors on cotton-fibre archival paper
Signed in pencil, dated, numbered 205/250
Lacking the accompanying book and original cardboard box
Untitled No. 516 (Art Edition D)
Untitled N0. 516
from A Bigger Book: Art Edition D
Medium: iPad drawing, inkjet print in colors printed on archival paper
Year: 2010/2016
Image: 17 1/4 x 13 inches (43.8 x 33 cm)
Sheet: 22×17 inches (55.9 x 43.2 cm)
Edition: 250
Publishers: The Artist and Taschen, Berlin
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil with the artist’s blindstamp
In Untitled No. 516, a bouquet of flowers is arranged in a clay vase. Amongst bright green leaves and closed flower buds, we see what appears to be a blooming white sweet pea, white carnation, and a bright pink rose. Hockney’s tightly controlled lines reveal a desire for botanical accuracy. However, this is a traditional still life in all ways but one – it is an iPad drawing.
Hockney mimics traditional brushwork without attempting to replace it; his mark making is both painterly and proudly digital. Through placing his work in direct conversation with the art historical still life, Hockney resists the hierarchy of traditional mediums such as oil paint and demonstrates the equally expressive fluidity of modern digital line.
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Phillips London: 18 September 2025
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 49,020 / USD 66,665
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0945’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0945’
The book signed in black ink on the title page
(one of four editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 9000 without an iPad drawing)
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
Signed, dated and numbered 161/250 in pencil
Together with the publication A Bigger Book
Signed in black ink and stamped numbered 0911 from the edition of 1000 on the justification page
And with the accompanying Marc Newson stand
Ketterer online: 15 December 2024
Estimated: EUR 18,000
EUR 22,860 / USD 23,545
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition No. 751-1000. Untitled, 516, 2010- 2019.
Inkjet print on Archival paper in accompanying folder
Hardcover book with display stand
Print signed, dated and numbered as well as with the artist’s dry stamp
Print: from an edition of 250 copies
Book: from an edition of 1000 copies
Phillips New-York: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 27,940
DAVID HOCKNEY
Untitled No. 516, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition D, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors, printed on archival paper
Signed, dated ’10’ and numbered 34/250 in pencil
Phillips London: 21 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 30,480 / USD 37,570
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition D, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0765’
Original print portfolio and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0765’
The iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 15/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
Christie’s London: 14 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 35,280 / USD 42,925
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Untitled No. 516, from: A Bigger Book: Art Edition D, 2010-2016
iPad drawing in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated ’10 and numbered 89/250 in pencil
Together with the original blue fabric-covered portfolio, the publication A Bigger Book, signed in black ink on the title-page, copy number 839 and the accompanying Marc Newsom stand
Phillips London: 18 January 2023
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 27,720 / USD 34,277
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition D, 2010/2016
iPad drawing in colors printed on archival paper
With the illustrated 680-page chronology book numbered ‘0821’ and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson, contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0821’
iPad drawing signed, dated and numbered 71/250 in pencil
The book signed in black ink on the title page
Sotheby’s London: 23 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 12,000 – 18,000
GBP 50,400
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
iPad Drawing ‘Untitled, 516’, 2010
Inkjet print in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil, dated, numbered 129/250
To accompany the Art Edition of David Hockney: A Bigger Book
With the original blue and yellow portfolio (lacking the Taschen book and stand)
Complete Sets
Christie’s New-York: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 138,600
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
A Bigger Book: Art Edition A, B, C, and D, 2010
The complete set of four iPad drawings in colors on archival paper
Each signed and dated in pencil, numbered variously from the editions of 250
With the original blue fabric-covered portfolio case and paper wrappers
Together with four examples of the illustrated 680-page chronology book
A Bigger Book, copy number ‘0051’, ‘0322’, ‘0654’, and ‘0781’ of 1000 respectively
And the accompanying adjustable book stands designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard boxes
Phillips New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 133,350
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book: Art Edition A, B, C and D, 2010/2016
The complete series of four iPad drawings in colors, printed on archival paper
With one illustrated 680-page chronology book
And one adjustable book stands designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard box with label stamp-numbered ‘0556’.
All iPad drawings signed, dated and numbered 110/250, 181/250, 22/250 and 186/250 in pencil The book signed in black ink on the title page
Phillips London: 13 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 80,000 – 120,000
GBP 226,800 / USD 261,471
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition A-D, 2010/2016
The complete series of four iPad drawings in colors
Each with the illustrated 680-page chronology books numbered ‘0014’, ‘0264’, ‘0514’, and ‘0764’
All signed, dated and numbered 14/250 in pencil
The books signed in black ink on the title pages
Phillips New-York: 19 April 2022
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 163,800
DAVID HOCKNEY
A Bigger Book, Art Edition A, B, C, and D, 2010/2016
The complete series of four iPad drawings in colors, printed on archival paper
Each with the illustrated 680-page chronology book and adjustable book stand designed by Marc Newson
All contained in the original cardboard boxes, two with printed labels
All the iPad drawings signed and dated in pencil
Edition A numbered 164/250, B numbered 119/250, C numbered 226/250, and D numbered 2/250 in pencil
The books signed in black ink on the title pages
(all from the editions of 250 lettered A-D, there was also an edition of 10,000 without iPad drawings)