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Signed David Hockney Print Found in Charity Shop Sells for More than £41,000
The rare signed print had stayed inside a donated book for 46 years and raised funds for the charity’s work.
- A signed David Hockney print discovered inside a donated book at The Salvation Army's charity shop in Norwich sold for £41,160.
- Long-Serving volunteer Jemma Banks found the print while flicking through a 1980 copy of 'Paper Pools,' a book detailing Hockney's swimming pool artworks handed in last year.
- The print remained tucked inside the book for 46 years, leading The Salvation Army to describe it as an "exceptionally rare collector's piece" as bidding "quickly gathered pace."
- Proceeds from the sale will support The Salvation Army's ongoing local work, with the anonymous buyer stating he is "thrilled with his purchase" of the iconic piece.
- British artist David Hockney died last month at age 88, following a career that included training at the Bradford School of Art in the 1950s.
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