The tale of a Snatch, or, Gretchen and the Snurl, [1961]

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The tale of a Snatch, or, Gretchen and the Snurl, [1961]

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Six typescript sheets (6 numbered leaves) containing an unpublished text by Mark Berger and 5 original etchings by David Hockney. Text is a fairy tale about a little boy named Gretchen who goes into the world and encounters a Snurl (a friendly amorphous creature) and a Snatch (a fearsome monster). Illustrations: 5 prints : etching, aquatint, b&w ; plate mark 8 x 11 cm., 12 x 10 cm., 8 x 10 cm. (2), 9 x 12 cm. Printed from zinc plates worked in hard ground and aquatint; proofed by the artist and printed by Peter Mathews at the Royal College of Art, London. Subsequently published under title "Gretchen and the Snurl," without the text, in an edition of 75 prints and 16 proofs (London : Editions Alecto, 1963). Cf. David Hockney, paintings, prints and drawings 1960-1970 (London, c1970), no. P.8, p. 78; David Hockney prints 1954-77 (London, 1979), no. 9. Sheets are tipped onto mounts and matted. Size of mounts: 67 x 36 cm..

1 item (6 sheets) : ill. ; 51 x 22 cm.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Berger, Mark, 1946-

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David Hockney (1937-) is an English painter, printmaker, photographer and stage designer. Mark Berger, the author of this text, was an artist from New Orleans and a college friend of Hockney's at the Royal College of Art (London) in the early 1960s. From the description of The tale of a Snatch, or, Gretchen and the Snurl, [1961] (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 646199701 ...

Mathews, Peter 1947-

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Hockney, David

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Painter, photographer; b. 1937. From the description of Interview with David Hockney [videorecording] / Archives of American Art; Lawrence Weschler, interviewer. 1984 September 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81681140 ...