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| David Hockney painting 'could fetch £2m' at auction | David Hockney painting 'could fetch £2m' at auction |
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| A painting of the East Yorkshire landscape by David Hockney is set to fetch up to £2m at auction. | A painting of the East Yorkshire landscape by David Hockney is set to fetch up to £2m at auction. |
| The Bradford-born artist's Arranged Felled Trees will go under the hammer at Sotheby's in London later. | |
| The piece, painted in 2008, depicts freshly cut branches in the Yorkshire Wolds. | The piece, painted in 2008, depicts freshly cut branches in the Yorkshire Wolds. |
| It is a "rare example" from Hockney's legendary Yorkshire paintings series and bids are expected to start at £1.5m, the auction house said. | It is a "rare example" from Hockney's legendary Yorkshire paintings series and bids are expected to start at £1.5m, the auction house said. |
| The oil on canvas was featured as a highlight in an exhibition of landscapes by the artist at the Royal Academy in 2012, and attracted an average of 7,500 visitors a day. | The oil on canvas was featured as a highlight in an exhibition of landscapes by the artist at the Royal Academy in 2012, and attracted an average of 7,500 visitors a day. |
| A spokesperson for Sotheby's said: "Arranged Felled Trees is an extraordinary, joyful example of David Hockney's legendary depictions of the bucolic landscape of East Yorkshire. | |
| "[It is] a triumphant eulogy to an area the artist became enamoured with as a young teenager." | "[It is] a triumphant eulogy to an area the artist became enamoured with as a young teenager." |
| Hockney spent the summers of 1952 and 1953 in the Yorkshire Wolds and previously said it "instilled in me a love of the landscape which I never forgot". | Hockney spent the summers of 1952 and 1953 in the Yorkshire Wolds and previously said it "instilled in me a love of the landscape which I never forgot". |
| As well as visiting the area since, he also has a home in Bridlington. | As well as visiting the area since, he also has a home in Bridlington. |