L, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 Graffiti is a lithograph and screenprint

is a lithograph and screenprint on Coventry rag paper from an edition of 50

allowing him to demonstrate commercial intent while simultaneously critiquing consumerism and the commodification of art

and tinkerer

published by Brand X Editions

On a sheet of sky-blue paper Hockney fills a ruled box with rows of N's in shifting scripts and weights

L, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 Graffiti is a lithograph and screenprintDavid Hockney's letter L comes from Hockney's Alphabet, the 1991 portfolio in which the artist reimagined all twenty six letters as full page colour lithographs. A tall L built from parallel grass green stripes stands firmly on a scribbled ground, joined by a delicate cursive black L and a small red L curling off a drawn card the same letter offered as monument, handwriting and label. Hockney's Alphabet was conceived by the poet Sir Stephen Spender