Prints & multiples auction tops $2.07 million, led by record Hockney and multiple artist highs

Heritage’s April 23 Prints & Multiples Signature® Auction realized just over $2.07 million and set five auction records, led by a standout result for David Hockney and strong performances across a tightly curated selection of postwar and contemporary works. The top lot of the sale — and a new auction record for the edition — was Hockney’s Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon and Two Blue Washes (1978–80), which achieved $225,000. A second major Hockney, Hotel Acatlan, Two Weeks Later, from Moving Focus (1985), realized $162,500, reinforcing sustained demand for the artist’s technically ambitious prints. “This was a very focused sale, and the results show that collectors are responding to quality and significance,” says Desiree Pakravan, Heritage’s Consignment Director of Prints & Multiples. “When you bring together works that represent key moments in an