The stylized depiction of weather conditions, especially rain, in Japanese art fascinated Hockney and in 1973 he began work on his own series of weather prints. In these large-scale lithographs, Hockney evokes the atmospheric effects of weather with visual ciphers and an inventive use of the medium.
Introduction
Before completing his Weather Series, Hockney travelled to Japan to distract from his separation from long-term partner Peter Schlesinger. Disappointed at first by the industrial scenery, Hockney became quickly enamored of Japanese traditional art that depicted rolling hills, vast mountainous topography and bucolic country idylls. The heavily stylized renditions – characterized by cropped compositions, heavy outlined delineations, bold block colours and woodcut textures – began to take precedence in Hockney’s own landscape depictions, as demonstrated in Mount Fuji and Flowers painted upon his returned to England in 1972. Embarking on various journeys to Japan between 1971 and 1973 provided a fresh lens for Hockney to view his work, the subtle coalescing between east and west revivifying his compositions that had previously restrained by a tinge of melancholic loneliness and absence.
Utagawa Kunisada, Landscape in the Mist, mid-19th century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Image: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939, JP2863
The stylized depiction of weather conditions, especially rain, in Japanese art fascinated Hockney and in 1973 he began work on his own series of weather prints. In these large-scale lithographs, Hockney evokes the atmospheric effects of weather with visual ciphers and an inventive use of the medium. The wetness of rain is wonderfully expressed by watery dribbles of lithographic tusche, while brilliant sunshine pouring in through a window finds its equivalent in strips of golden yellow laid over a background of lemon yellow and blue. The lithograph Wind playfully references Hokusai’s A Sudden Gust of Wind, with Hockney depicting his own weather prints being tossed about the air and Melrose Avenue Street sign replacing the distant view of Mount Fuji in Hokusai’s woodcut.
Hockney was also particularly taken by the woodblock printing tradition and many of the prints in this series reference the Ukiyo-e style, and particularly the work of Japanese masters Hokusai and Hiroshige. Works such as Snow and Rain from the series feel very close to this tradition, with their evocative and yet minimal scenes of water in its various states, while elsewhere Hockney’s unique vision of LA filters through. Works such as Mist feature the city’s iconic palm trees – while at the same time referencing Monet’s painting of poplar trees along the River Epte – and Wind depicts a road sign for Melrose Avenue, placing us squarely on the west coast.
“There is no such thing as bad weather. I can look at the little puddles in the rain and get pleasure out of them … if it’s rainy I’ll draw the rain, if it’s sunny I’ll draw the sun … The world is very, very beautiful if you look at it, but most people don’t look very much.”
Claude Monet, Morning Haze, 1888, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Image: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Chester Dale Collection
Hockney’s Weather Series, which also includes explorations of rain, mist, sun, wind and lightning, draws strong parallels to the Impressionist movement, particularly its focus on light, nature, and the transience of a fleeting moment. Impressionist artists sought to capture the ephemeral effects of light and atmosphere, painting en plein air to observe how natural light transformed their surroundings. Similarly, Hockney’s work in the Weather Series emphasizes the transient and mutable qualities of weather, portraying the delicate dance of light and shadow that emphasizes the ephemeral beauty of nature. Drawing inspiration particularly from predecessors such as Claude Monet, Mist is indebted to Impressionist depictions of the variability of color and shifting light. Placing complementary cool tones of blue and pink side-by-side, in Mist we see Hockney’s adept sensitivity to color used to masterfully capture the misty yet luminous sunlight. Hockney’s fascination with these themes in the early 1970s prefigured later bodies of work, such as his monumental, multi-media Arrival of Spring projects, completed in Yorkshire in 2011 and in Normandy in 2020, which captured the light and colours of the respective environments as they transitioned from winter to late spring.
Weather Series, 1973
Weather Series
The complete set of six lithographs
Medium: Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Year: 1973
Image: 76.2 x 63.5 cm (and similar)
Sheet: 101.6 x 76.2 cm (and similar) (6)
Edition: 98
Artist’s Proofs: 26,25,12,26,21,21 AP
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Printers: Kenneth Tyler, Rob Olds and Jeff Wassermann
Literature: Scottish Arts Council (136-141); Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (127-132)
Each signed and dated in red, blue or green crayon and numbered
1. Sun (MCAT 127)
2. Rain (MCAT 128)
3. Mist (MCAT 129)
4. Lightning (MCAT 130)
5. Snow (MCAT 131)
6. Wind (MCAT 132)
Auction Market Overview
As of 30 November 2025
2025 Auction Highlights
Snow, 1973
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 81,900 / USD 105,651
AUCTION RECORD FOR SNOW
Snow, from: Weather Series (MCAT 131), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed and dated in green crayon, numbered 97/98 (there were also twelve artist proofs)
Titled in the upper margin in blue crayon
Mist, 1973
Christie’s New-York: 23 October 2025
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 69,850
AUCTION RECORD FOR MIST
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Mist (SAC 138; MCAT 129; Gemini 442), 1973
From Weather Series
Lithograph in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed, titled, dated and inscribed ‘S.P. proof for Don, with love’ in blue crayon
A special proof, the edition was 98 plus twelve artist’s proofs
2024 Auction Highlights
6 lots from Weather Series sold in 2024 for a total turnover of USD 306,245 at an average price of USD 51,041. Rain sold at the highest price in 2024, it sold at Bonhams Skinner on 16 May 2024 for USD 70,350.
Rain, 1973
Bonhams Skinner: 15 May 2024
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 90,000
USD 70,350
Color lithograph and screenprint on Arches watermarked paper
Signed ‘David Hockney 73′ in green pencil along the lower edge
Numbered ’80/98’ in green pencil lower left
2023 Auction Highlights
11 lots from Weather Series sold in 2023 for a total turnover of USD 552,698, at an average price of USD 50,245. Rain sold at the highest price in 2023, at Christie’s in London, on 27 September 2023, for GBP 107,100 (USD 129,945). Furthermore, a complete set sold at Christie’s in New-York, on 28 October 2023 for USD 277,200.
Weather Series, 1973
Christie’s New-York: 28 October 2023
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 277,200
COMPLETE SET
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
The Weather Series, 1973
The complete set of six lithographs in colors, five with screenprint, on wove paper
Each signed and dated in colored crayon, numbered 98⁄98
Rain, 1973
Christie’s London: 27 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 107,100 / USD 129,944
AUCTION RECORD FOR RAIN
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Rain, from: The Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on wove paper
Titled in the upper margin in red crayon
Signed, dated and numbered 5/98 in green crayon
2022 Auction Highlights
6 lots from Weather Series sold in 2022 for a total turnover of USD 335,078, at an average price of USD 55,846. Rain sold at the highest price in 2022, at Heffel in Toronto, on 1 June 2022, for CAD 169,250 (USD 123,570). Furthermore, 2 new auction records were set at Artnet Auctions on October 2022: Wind sold for USD 37,500, and Lightning for USD 31,250.
Rain, 1973
Heffel Toronto: 1 June 2022
Estimated: CAD 25,000 – 35,000
CAD 169,250 / USD 123,570
DAVID HOCKNEY (1937 – ,British)
Rain, 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in 6 colours
Signed, titled, editioned 36/98 and dated 1973 and on verso titled
Editioned and dated on the gallery label
Wind, 1973
Artnet Auctions: 13 October 2022
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 37,500
AUCTION RECORD FOR WIND
DAVID HOCKNEY
Wind, from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed, dated and numbered 97/98 in red pencil
Titled in green pencil
Lightning, 1973
Artnet Auctions: 22 October 2022
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 31,250
AUCTION RECORD FOR LIGHTNING
DAVID HOCKNEY
Lightning (from The Weather Series), 1973
Lithograph and screen-print on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed, dated and numbered 35/98 in red crayon
2025 Auction Results
As of 30 November 2025
2025 Auction Results are presented in reverse chronological order
Mist, 1973
Christie’s New-York: 23 October 2025
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 69,850
AUCTION RECORD FOR MIST
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Mist (SAC 138; MCAT 129; Gemini 442), 1973
From Weather Series
Lithograph in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed, titled, dated and inscribed ‘S.P. proof for Don, with love’ in blue crayon
A special proof, the edition was 98 plus twelve artist’s proofs
Lightning, 1973
Christie’s New-York: 23 October 2025
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 38,100
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Lightning (SAC 139; MCAT 130; Gemini 441), 1973
From Weather Series
Lithograph and screenprint in colors, on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed and dated in green crayon, titled in blue crayon, numbered 16⁄98
(there were also twelve artist’s proofs)
Sun, 1973
Abell: 28 September 2025
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 60,000 (Hammer)
USD 75,000
DAVID HOCKNEY (American/English, B. 1937)
Sun from “Weather Series”, 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Color trial proof
Signed and dated in red crayon
Titled in the upper margin in green crayon
Lightning, 1973
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 21,930 / USD 29,825
Snow, 1973
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 70,950 / USD 96,490
(there were also 12 artist’s proofs)
Snow, 1973
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 81,900 / USD 105,651
AUCTION RECORD FOR SNOW
Snow, from: Weather Series (MCAT 131), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed and dated in green crayon, numbered 97/98 (there were also twelve artist proofs)
Titled in the upper margin in blue crayon
Lightning, 1973
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 25,000
GBP 16,380 / USD 21,130
Lightning, from: Weather Series (MCAT 130), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in black and white on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed and dated in red pencil, numbered 48/98 (there were also twelve artist proofs)
Titled in the upper margin in blue crayon
Sun, 1973
Estimated: GBP 50,000 – 70,000
GBP 56,700 / USD 73,143
Sun, from: Weather Series (MCAT 127), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed and dated in red crayon, numbered 54/98 (their were also ten artist proofs)
Titled in the upper margin in green crayon
2024 Auction Results
6 lots from Weather Series sold in 2024 for a total turnover of USD 306,245 at an average price of USD 51,041. Rain sold at the highest price in 2024, it sold at Bonhams Skinner on 16 May 2024 for USD 70,350.
#1. Rain, 1973
Bonhams Skinner: 15 May 2024
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 90,000
USD 70,350
Color lithograph and screenprint on Arches watermarked paper
Signed ‘David Hockney 73′ in green pencil along the lower edge
Numbered ’80/98’ in green pencil lower left
#2. Snow, 1973
Phillips London: 19 September 2024
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 50,800 / USD 65,989
DAVID HOCKNEY
Snow, from Weather Series (G. 445, S.A.C. 140, M.C.A.T. 131), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari paper
Sheet: 101.8 x 85.2 cm (40 1/8 x 33 1/2 inches)
Signed, dated and numbered 21/98 in green pencil, titled in blue pencil (there were also 12 artist’s proofs)
#3. Snow, 1973
Bonhams New-York: 26 November 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 51,200
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed in green crayon, dated and numbered 36/98 (there were also 12 artist’s proofs)
Titled in blue crayon, with the blindstamp of the publisher/printer, Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
USD 50,000
#4. Mist, 1973
Phillips London: 19 September 2024
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 36,830 / USD 47,842
DAVID HOCKNEY
Mist, from Weather Series (G. 442, S.A.C. 138, M.C.A.T. 129), 1973
Lithograph in colors on Arjomari paper
Sheet: 94.1 x 81.2 cm (37 x 31 7/8 inches)
Signed, titled, dated and numbered 52/98 in blue pencil (there were also 12 artist’s proofs)
#5. Sun, 1973
Estimated: CAD 30,000 – 50,000
Hammer: CAD 45,000
CAD 55,250 / USD 39,664
Sun (from the Weather Series), 1973
Color lithograph on paper
Signed faintly, titled, editioned 92/98 and dated 1973 in red crayon
#6. Wind, 1973
Sotheby’s New-York: 22 October 2024
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 31,200
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Wind, from The Weather Series (Scottish Arts Council 141; M.C.A.T. 132), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Sheet: 40×31 inches (101.5 x 78.6 cm)
Signed in red crayon, dated and numbered 13/98
2023 Auction Results
11 lots from Weather Series sold in 2023 for a total turnover of USD 552,698, at an average price of USD 50,245. Rain sold at the highest price in 2023, at Christie’s in London, on 27 September 2023, for GBP 107,100 (USD 129,945). Furthermore, a complete set sold at Christie’s in New-York, on 28 October 2023 for USD 277,200.
Weather Series, 1973
Christie’s New-York: 28 October 2023
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 277,200
COMPLETE SET
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
The Weather Series, 1973
The complete set of six lithographs in colors, five with screenprint, on wove paper
Each signed and dated in colored crayon, numbered 98⁄98
USD 200,000
#1. Rain, 1973
Christie’s London: 27 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 107,100 / USD 129,944
AUCTION RECORD FOR RAIN
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Rain, from: The Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on wove paper
Titled in the upper margin in red crayon
Signed, dated and numbered 5/98 in green crayon
USD 100,000
#2. Rain, 1973
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 82,550
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Rain, from The Weather Series (S.A.C. 137; M.C.A.T. 128), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arches Cover 300 gram paper
Signed in green crayon, dated and inscribed AP II
One of 12 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 98
#3. Sun, 1973
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 63,500
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Sun, from The Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed in red crayon, dated and numbered 15/98
#4. Snow, 1973
Sotheby’s London: 14 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 26,000 – 35,000
GBP 48,260 / USD 58,617
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Snow (Scottish Arts Council 140; Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 131)
Lithograph and screen-print in colors
Signed and dated in green crayon
Numbered 47/98 (total edition includes 21 Artist’s proofs)
Titled in blue crayon
#5. Snow, 1973
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 53,340
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Snow, from The Weather Series (S.A.C. 140; M.C.A.T. 131), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed in green crayon, dated and numbered 28/98
USD 50,000
#6. Mist, 1973
Christie’s New-York: 8 March 2023
Estimated: USD 12,000 – 18,000
USD 44,100
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Mist, from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed, titled and dated in blue crayon (slightly faded as is common)
Numbered 88/98
#7. Mist, 1973
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 40,640
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Mist, from The Weather Series (S.A.C. 138; M.C.A.T. 129), 1973
Lithograph printed in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed in blue crayon, dated and numbered 68/98
#8. Lightning, 1973
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 25,400
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Lightning, from The Weather Series (S.A.C. 139; M.C.A.T. 130), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed in red crayon, dated and numbered 34/98
#9. Wind, 1973
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 25,400
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Wind, from The Weather Series (S.A.C. 141; M.C.A.T. 132), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed in red crayon (faded), dated and numbered 58/98
#10. Wind, 1973
New Auction: 24 June 2023
Estimated: JPY 1,500,000 – 2,500,000
JPY 2,185,000 / USD 15,207
DAVID HOCKNEY
Wind, from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed, dated and annotated in red pencil
An Artist’s Proof /21 aside from the edition of 98
Titled in green pencil
#11. Wind, 1973
Bonhams LA: 3 October 2023
Estimated: USD 15,000 – 20,000
USD 14,000
Lithograph in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed in red crayon (attenuated), dated, and numbered 19/98
2022 Auction Results
6 lots from Weather Series sold in 2022 for a total turnover of USD 335,078, at an average price of USD 55,846. Rain sold at the highest price in 2022, at Heffel in Toronto, on 1 June 2022, for CAD 169,250 (USD 123,570).
#1. Rain, 1973
Heffel Toronto: 1 June 2022
Estimated: CAD 25,000 – 35,000
CAD 169,250 / USD 123,570
DAVID HOCKNEY (1937 – ,British)
Rain, 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in 6 colours
Signed, titled, editioned 36/98 and dated 1973 and on verso titled
Editioned and dated on the gallery label
USD 100,000
#2. Sun, 1973
Christie’s New-York: 9 March 2022
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 60,480
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Sun, from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed and dated in red crayon (faded)
Numbered 47⁄98
#3. Sun, 1973
Christie’s London: 28 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 52,920 / USD 57,278
DAVID HOCKNEY
The Sun, from: Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed and dated in red crayon, numbered 52/98
Titled in the upper margin in green crayon
USD 50,000
#4. Wind, 1973
Artnet Auctions: 13 October 2022
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 37,500
AUCTION RECORD FOR WIND
DAVID HOCKNEY
Wind, from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed, dated and numbered 97/98 in red pencil
Titled in green pencil
#5. Lightning, 1973
Artnet Auctions: 22 October 2022
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 31,250
AUCTION RECORD FOR LIGHTNING
DAVID HOCKNEY
Lightning (from The Weather Series), 1973
Lithograph and screen-print on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed, dated and numbered 35/98 in red crayon
#6. Mist, 1973
Artnet Auctions: 13 October 2022
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 25,000
DAVID HOCKNEY
Mist (from The Weather Series), 1973
Lithograph and screen-print on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed, dated and numbered 86/98 in blue crayon
2021 Auction Results
#1. Sun, 1973
Sotheby’s New-York: 22 October 2021
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 100,800
AUCTION RECORD FOR SUN
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Sun (Scottish Arts Council 136; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo 127), 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari mouldmade paper
Signed in red crayon, dated and inscribed ‘P.P. II’
A printer’s proof aside from the numbered edition of 98 plus ten artist’s proofs
USD 100,000
#2. Sun (MCAT 127), 1973
Bonhams London: 16 December 2021
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 60,250 / USD 80,269
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed, dated and numbered 23/98 in red crayon
#3. Snow (MCAT 131), 1973
Bonhams Los Angeles: 24 March 2021
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 69,062
Lithograph in colors on Arjomari mould made paper
Signed in green crayon, dated and numbered 13/98
USD 50,000
#4. Mist (MCAT 129), 1973
Mallet Japan: 9 December 2021
Estimated: JPY 700,000 – 1,000,000
JPY 2,800,000 (Hammer)
JPY 3,262,000 / USD 28,700
DAVID HOCKNEY
Mist from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph in colors
Signed, dated and editioned 49/98
#5. Mist (MCAT 129), 1973
Christie’s New-York: 15 April 2021
Estimated: USD 8,000 – 12,000
USD 23,750
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Mist, from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph in colors, on Arjomari paper
Signed and dated in blue crayon
Numbered 86/98 (there were also twelve artist’s proofs)
Sun (MCAT 127)
Sun
from Weather Series
Medium: Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Year: 1973
Image: 29 1/4 x 25 1/4 inches (74.3 x 64.1 cm)
Sheet: 36 3/4 x 30 3/8 inches (93.5 x 77.1 cm)
Edition: 98
Artist’s Proofs: 26 AP
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Printers: Kenneth Tyler, Rob Olds and Jeff Wassermann
Literature: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (127); Gemini (438); Scottish Arts Council (136)
Each signed, dated and numbered in red crayon
With the publisher’s blindstamp and inkstamp on the reverse
Auction Results
Abell: 28 September 2025
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 60,000 (Hammer)
USD 75,000
DAVID HOCKNEY (American/English, B. 1937)
Sun from “Weather Series”, 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Color trial proof
Signed and dated in red crayon
Titled in the upper margin in green crayon
Estimated: GBP 50,000 – 70,000
GBP 56,700 / USD 73,143
Sun, from: Weather Series (MCAT 127), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed and dated in red crayon, numbered 54/98 (their were also ten artist proofs)
Titled in the upper margin in green crayon
Estimated: CAD 30,000 – 50,000
Hammer: CAD 45,000
CAD 55,250 / USD 39,664
Sun (from the Weather Series), 1973
Color lithograph on paper
Signed faintly, titled, editioned 92/98 and dated 1973 in red crayon
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 63,500
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Sun, from The Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed in red crayon, dated and numbered 15/98
Christie’s London: 28 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 52,920 / USD 57,278
DAVID HOCKNEY
The Sun, from: Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed and dated in red crayon, numbered 52/98
Titled in the upper margin in green crayon
Christie’s New-York: 9 March 2022
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 60,480
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Sun, from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed and dated in red crayon (faded)
Numbered 47⁄98
Bonhams London: 16 December 2021
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 60,250 / USD 80,269
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed, dated and numbered 23/98 in red crayon
Sotheby’s New-York: 22 October 2021
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 100,800
AUCTION RECORD FOR SUN
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Sun (Scottish Arts Council 136; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo 127), 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari mouldmade paper
Signed in red crayon, dated and inscribed ‘P.P. II’
A printer’s proof aside from the numbered edition of 98 plus ten artist’s proofs
Christie’s New-York: 4 March 2020
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 68,750
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Sun State I (SAC 130, Gemini 439), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed and dated in red crayon
Annotated ‘colour trial proof II / before 3rd printing stone addition – 4th printing is from the 2nd trial stone before edition stone’
One of three proofs before the edition of eight
Only eleven impressions of Sun State I were pulled before the second printing element–a stone, used for the light blue in the sun rays–cracked and was destroyed. The present impression is a color trial proof of this image printed without the dark blue ink.
Rain (MCAT 128)
Rain
From Weather Series
Medium: Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Year: 1973
Sheet: 39 1/4 x 31 5/8 inches (99.7 x 80.3 cm)
Edition: 98
Artist’s Proofs: 25 AP
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Printers: Dan Freeman and Jim Webb
Literature: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (128); Gemini (439); Scottish Arts Council (137)
Each signed, dated and numbered in green crayon
With the publisher’s blindstamp and inkstamp on the reverse
Auction Results
Bonhams Skinner: 15 May 2024
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 90,000
USD 70,350
Color lithograph and screenprint on Arches watermarked paper
Signed ‘David Hockney 73′ in green pencil along the lower edge
Numbered ’80/98’ in green pencil lower left
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 82,550
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Rain, from The Weather Series (S.A.C. 137; M.C.A.T. 128), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arches Cover 300 gram paper
Signed in green crayon, dated and inscribed AP II
One of 12 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 98
Christie’s London: 27 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 107,100 / USD 129,944
AUCTION RECORD FOR RAIN
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Rain, from: The Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on wove paper
Titled in the upper margin in red crayon
Signed, dated and numbered 5/98 in green crayon
Heffel Toronto: 1 June 2022
Estimated: CAD 25,000 – 35,000
CAD 169,250 / USD 123,570
DAVID HOCKNEY (1937 – ,British)
Rain, 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in 6 colours
Signed, titled, editioned 36/98 and dated 1973 and on verso titled
Editioned and dated on the gallery label
Sotheby’s London: 20 September 2017
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 40,000 / USD 53,960
DAVID HOCKNEY
Rain, from The Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph with screen-print in colors on Arches mould made paper
Signed in green crayon, dated, numbered 5/98
Mist (MCAT 129)
Mist
From Weather Series
Medium: Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Year: 1973
Image: 29×25 inches (73.7 x 63.5 cm)
Sheet: 36 3/4 x 31 3/4 inches (93.4 x 83.2 cm)
Edition: 98
Artist’s Proofs: 12 AP
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Printers: Serge Lozingot
Literature: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (129); Gemini (440); Scottish Arts Council (138)
Each signed, dated and numbered in blue crayon
With the publisher’s blindstamp and inkstamp on the reverse
With an aura of California-cool, David Hockney’s Mist, from his 1973 Weather Series, depicts three palm trees that stand as tall silhouettes amidst a dense, dreamlike haze. Adamant that he would not simply spray the page with ink – “you know, it’s too easy”, he stated – Hockney instead conjured the mist with sponged and stippled pink hues over the blue-grey receding palm trees, creating a suggestion of spatial recession before they disappear into the encroaching obscurity. There is no sun, only a muted light source that softens the formal elements. It seems that if we wait any longer, we too will be engulfed in the dusty haze of Californian mist.
Auction Results
Christie’s New-York: 23 October 2025
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 69,850
NEW AUCTION RECORD FOR MIST
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Mist (SAC 138; MCAT 129; Gemini 442), 1973
From Weather Series
Lithograph in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed, titled, dated and inscribed ‘S.P. proof for Don, with love’ in blue crayon
A special proof, the edition was 98 plus twelve artist’s proofs
Phillips London: 19 September 2024
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 36,830 / USD 47,842
DAVID HOCKNEY
Mist, from Weather Series (G. 442, S.A.C. 138, M.C.A.T. 129), 1973
Lithograph in colors on Arjomari paper
Sheet: 94.1 x 81.2 cm (37 x 31 7/8 inches)
Signed, titled, dated and numbered 52/98 in blue pencil (there were also 12 artist’s proofs)
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 40,640
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Mist, from The Weather Series (S.A.C. 138; M.C.A.T. 129), 1973
Lithograph printed in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed in blue crayon, dated and numbered 68/98
Christie’s New-York: 8 March 2023
Estimated: USD 12,000 – 18,000
USD 44,100
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Mist, from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed, titled and dated in blue crayon (slightly faded as is common)
Numbered 88/98
Artnet Auctions: 13 October 2022
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 25,000
DAVID HOCKNEY
Mist (from The Weather Series), 1973
Lithograph and screen-print on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed, dated and numbered 86/98 in blue crayon
Mallet Japan: 9 December 2021
Estimated: JPY 700,000 – 1,000,000
JPY 2,800,000 (Hammer)
JPY 3,262,000 / USD 28,700
DAVID HOCKNEY
Mist from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph in colors
Signed, dated and editioned 49/98
Christie’s New-York: 15 April 2021
Estimated: USD 8,000 – 12,000
USD 23,750
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Mist, from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph in colors, on Arjomari paper
Signed and dated in blue crayon
Numbered 86/98 (there were also twelve artist’s proofs)
Lightning (MCAT 130)
Lightning
From Weather Series
Medium: Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Year: 1973
Image: 31 x 25 1/2 inches (78.9 x 64.7 cm)
Sheet: 39 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches (99.6 x 80 cm)
Edition: 98
Artist’s Proofs: 12 AP
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Printers: Bruce Porter
Literature: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (130); Gemini (441); Scottish Arts Council (139)
Each signed, dated and numbered in red crayon
With the publisher’s blindstamp and inkstamp on the reverse
Teeming with drama, David Hockney’s Lightning, from his seminal Weather Series of 1973 is a striking rendition of elemental force. White-tipped clouds float in the grizzly haze of the maddened sky which looms over a valley struck by the heavy downpour. Slicing through the balanced composition, a dagger of lightning pierces the landscape, almost comic-like in its sharpened jagger. Mercurial and enigmatic, Hockney skilfully builds layers of shadow to create contrast and depth within the otherwise monochrome setting, with only a hint of blue in the rain to break the blackened composition. The work is outstanding from others in the series, its dark use of contrast exacerbates the atmospheric tension, pivoting from the serene pastel palettes of his other works to a fervent display of arresting drama.
Auction Results
Phillips London: 18 September 2025
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 21,930 / USD 29,825
Signed, dated and numbered 76/98 in red pencil, titled in blue pencil
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 25,000
GBP 16,380 / USD 21,130
Lightning, from: Weather Series (MCAT 130), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in black and white on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed and dated in red pencil, numbered 48/98 (there were also twelve artist proofs)
Titled in the upper margin in blue crayon
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 25,400
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Lightning, from The Weather Series (S.A.C. 139; M.C.A.T. 130), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed in red crayon, dated and numbered 34/98
Artnet Auctions: 22 October 2022
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 31,250
AUCTION RECORD FOR LIGHTNING
DAVID HOCKNEY
Lightning (from The Weather Series), 1973
Lithograph and screen-print on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed, dated and numbered 35/98 in red crayon
Sotheby’s London: 20 March 2019
Estimated: GBP 5,000 – 7,000
GBP 7,500
DAVID HOCKNEY
Lightning (S. A. C. 139; MCA Tokyo 130), from The Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph in colors
signed in red crayon, dated, titled in blue crayon, numbered 55/98
Snow (MCAT 131)
Snow
From Weather Series
Medium: Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Year: 1973
Image:
Sheet: 39 7/8 x 33 1/2 inches (101.5 x 85 cm)
Edition: 98
Artist’s Proofs: 12 AP
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Printers: Bruce Porter
Literature: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (131); Gemini (442); Scottish Arts Council (140)
Each signed, dated and numbered in green pencil
Titled in blue pencil
With the publisher’s blindstamp and inkstamp on the reverse
Auction Results
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 70,950 / USD 96,490
(there were also 12 artist’s proofs)
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 81,900 / USD 105,651
AUCTION RECORD FOR SNOW
Snow, from: Weather Series (MCAT 131), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed and dated in green crayon, numbered 97/98 (there were also twelve artist proofs)
Titled in the upper margin in blue crayon
Bonhams New-York: 26 November 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 51,200
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed in green crayon, dated and numbered 36/98 (there were also 12 artist’s proofs)
Titled in blue crayon, with the blindstamp of the publisher/printer, Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Phillips London: 19 September 2024
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 50,800 / USD 65,989
DAVID HOCKNEY
Snow, from Weather Series (G. 445, S.A.C. 140, M.C.A.T. 131), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari paper
Sheet: 101.8 x 85.2 cm (40 1/8 x 33 1/2 inches)
Signed, dated and numbered 21/98 in green pencil, titled in blue pencil (there were also 12 artist’s proofs)
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 53,340
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Snow, from The Weather Series (S.A.C. 140; M.C.A.T. 131), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed in green crayon, dated and numbered 28/98
Sotheby’s London: 14 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 26,000 – 35,000
GBP 48,260 / USD 58,617
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Snow (Scottish Arts Council 140; Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 131)
Lithograph and screen-print in colors
Signed and dated in green crayon
Numbered 47/98 (total edition includes 21 Artist’s proofs)
Titled in blue crayon
Bonhams Los Angeles: 24 March 2021
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 69,062
Lithograph in colors on Arjomari mould made paper
Signed in green crayon, dated and numbered 13/98
Phillips London: 23 January 2020
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 50,000 / USD 65,505
DAVID HOCKNEY
Snow, from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors, on Arjomari paper
Signed, dated and numbered 75/98 in green pencil
Titled in blue pencil
Wind (MCAT 132)
Wind
From Weather Series
Medium: Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Year: 1973
Image: 31 1/4 x 24 1/8 inches (79.4 x 71.8 cm)
Sheet: 38 1/4 x 29 inches (97.2 x 73 cm)
Edition: 98
Artist’s Proofs: 12 AP
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Printers:
Literature: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (132); Gemini (443); Scottish Arts Council (141)
Each signed, dated and numbered in red crayon
Titled in green pencil
With the publisher’s blindstamp and inkstamp on the reverse
Auction Results
Sotheby’s New-York: 22 October 2024
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 31,200
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Wind, from The Weather Series (Scottish Arts Council 141; M.C.A.T. 132), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Sheet: 40×31 inches (101.5 x 78.6 cm)
Signed in red crayon, dated and numbered 13/98
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 25,400
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Wind, from The Weather Series (S.A.C. 141; M.C.A.T. 132), 1973
Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arjomari mould-made paper
Signed in red crayon (faded), dated and numbered 58/98
Bonhams LA: 3 October 2023
Estimated: USD 15,000 – 20,000
USD 14,000
Lithograph in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed in red crayon (attenuated), dated, and numbered 19/98
New Auction: 24 June 2023
Estimated: JPY 1,500,000 – 2,500,000
JPY 2,185,000 / USD 15,207
DAVID HOCKNEY
Wind, from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed, dated and annotated in red pencil
An Artist’s Proof /21 aside from the edition of 98
Titled in green pencil
Artnet Auctions: 13 October 2022
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 37,500
AUCTION RECORD FOR WIND
DAVID HOCKNEY
Wind, from Weather Series, 1973
Lithograph and screen-print in colors on Arjomari paper
Signed, dated and numbered 97/98 in red pencil
Titled in green pencil
Complete Sets
Christie’s New-York: 28 October 2023
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 277,200
COMPLETE SET
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
The Weather Series, 1973
The complete set of six lithographs in colors, five with screenprint, on wove paper
Each signed and dated in colored crayon, numbered 98⁄98