David Hockney's Dog Days [Hardcover]

David Hockney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 17, 1998

David Hockney introduces his two dachshunds, Stanley and Boodgie, in this delightful new book. The result of both sharp observation and affection, these paintings and drawings are lyrical studies in form and color. A text by the artist himself gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how to work with models who don't necessarily want to sit still. Hockney has provided additional drawings made specially on the page, and has been largely involved in the layout of the book, creating a charming and unified whole.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

David Hockney's Dog Days is the slightest of books, but that may be just fine for dachshund lovers, who will be its best audience. Hockney's drawings and paintings of his two dogs are full of tender love. They are "not very good models," he says. "One knock on the door is enough to make them leap up." So he paints them snoozing, mostly horizontal (as dachshunds usually are), and mostly on yellow and blue backgrounds, which can be monotonous. These are not the dachshunds of Pierre Bonnard, who made strange black holes in otherwise glorious canvasses. No matter: Hockney offers "no apologies." Speaking as a dog lover, he explains, "These two little creatures are my friends."

About the Author

David Hockney (b. 1937) is one of the most significant artists exploring and pushing the boundaries of figurative art today. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch; First Edition edition (January 17, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821223313
• ISBN-13: 978-0821223314
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #946,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book!, February 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: David Hockney's Dog Days (Hardcover)

For readers with one or more Dachshunds around the house, you'll love the beautiful artwork of David Hockney and I'll bet these poses will look all too familiar. They certainly did to me! The variety of medium and presentation make this an interesting work for the artistically inclined as well.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the dachsdhund lover!, October 10, 2003

By 

Merilahti Kristiina (Finland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: David Hockney's Dog Days (Hardcover)

How lovely! An art book about dachshunds! Of course, they are mainly sleeping, dachshunds are too energetic to be captured with a camera, let alone a paintbrush. But the sketches add to the paintings and one can easily recognize the true nature of these dogs: philosophic, intelligent and full of natural authority. Although my favourite picture was a photograph of Hockney and his dogs and the pillow (in most paintings) with Hockney's paintings all around them. The book tells more about us dachshund lovers than the dogs, we are a strange bunch with an odd sense of humour and a deep passion for these dogs. Well, only a person with an odd sense of humour and a lot of patience would love - and manage to live with - a dachshund...

A perfect gift for dachshund lovers, people interested in dogs or art - or children, who think art is dull and never funny. The paintings are full of love. Thank you, David Hockney : )

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super doxie poses!, January 2, 2002

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Jean Horne (Knoxville, Tn. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: David Hockney's Dog Days (Hardcover)

I thought it was awesome! A lot of the drawings looked just like my tree red smooths. I was really impressed with how he sees his dachshunds and all of our dachshunds in art. If your not a person who lives and breathes doxies, you may not like it.