R, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 Under $100000 from an edition of 20

from an edition of 20

Stein Eriksen

David Hockney's letter G comes from Hockney's Alphabet

merging scientific terminology with fantastical concepts that suggest a pre-birth existence—a recurring theme in Surrealist exploration of the subconscious

Leverett Saltonstall Shaw watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach

R, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 Under $100000 from an edition of 20David Hockney's letter R comes from Hockney's Alphabet, the 1991 portfolio in which the artist reimagined all twenty six letters as full page colour lithographs. Three R's share the page: a soft graphite cursive R repeated like an echo, a red R lettered on a curling card, and a fine flourished R underscored in red Hockney rehearsing the letter in three different hands. Hockney's Alphabet was conceived by the poet Sir Stephen Spender and published in