Gretchen and the Snurl (S.A.C. 9; Tokyo 9)

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David Hockney (b. 1937)
Gretchen and the Snurl (S.A.C. 9; Tokyo 9)
five etchings with aquatint printed in a row on one sheet, 1961, on wove paper, signed, dated and titled in pencil, numbered 30/50 (S.A.C. and the Tokyo catalogues erroneously record an edition of 75; there were also 16 artist's proofs), published by Editions Alecto, London, 1963, with their blindstamp, with margins, laid onto cardboard, some time staining, predominately at sheet edges
P. overall: 119 x 530 mm., S. 282 x 794 mm.

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Lot Essay

'Gretchen and the Snurl... illustrates a story written by a fellow student, Mark Berger, concerning a boy named Gretchen who ventures into the 'big wide world' and is befriended by Boorp the Snurl, an amorphous creature. Despite warnings to avoid nasty Snatch (a colloquialism for vagina), Gretchen is almost devoured by the giant-toothed vagina on his arrival in the city. Saved by Snurl, the couple return to the countryside where they 'live happily ever after'. (Paul Melia, 'David Hockney, We Two Boys Together Clinging', in: Spotlight, Arts Council Collection, 1991)

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