David Hockney - Garrowby Hill, 2017
David Hockney b. 1937 Garrowby Hill signed David Hockney , titled Garrowby Hill and dated 2017 (on the verso) acrylic on canvas 121.9 by 243.8 cm. 48 by 96 in. Executed in 2017
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