Six Fairy Tales

Artist David Hockney (British, born 1937)

Publisher Petersburg Press (London, 1970 (in association with Kasmin Gallery))

Author Wilhelm Grimm (German, 1786-1859)

Date1970

Dimensionsslipcase: 18 3/4 x 12 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. (476 x 321 x 48mm)
book: 18 1/4 x 12 3/8 x 1 in. (463 x 314 x 25mm)
page: 17 5/8 x 12 1/8 in. (448 x 308mm)
portfolio: 18 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (463 x 318mm)

MediumOriginal prints: 39 etchings, some with aquatint and/or drypoint, plus a suite of 6 proofs. Text: letterpress (typeface: Plantin light) Paper: white wove paper, watermarked: DH:PP

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineMrs. George W. Stevens Fund

Object number

1976.46A

Not on View

Published Referencescf. Hogben, Carol, Rowan Watson, editors, From Manet to Hockney: Modern Artists’ Illustrated Books, London, 1985, no. 146, reprs.Exhibition HistoryTMA Contempary Realistic Prints: Mar. 17, - June 3, 1984

TMA: The Artist As Illustrator, Mar. 21, - June 21,1981