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Created in the autumn of 1976 and spring of 1977, these etchings were inspired by poet Wallace Stevens'&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poetrymagazine\/browse\/50\/2#!\/20580852\/0\"><em>The Man with the Blue Guitar <\/em><\/a>(1937), which Stevens wrote in response to Pablo Picasso\u2019s famous painting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\/aic\/collections\/exhibitions\/Modern\/artwork\/28067\"><em>The Old Guitarist<\/em> <\/a>(1903).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From this short excerpt of Stevens\u2019 poem, one can grasp the abundant imagery that evoked Hockney to create these works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>First one beam, then another, then<\/em><br><em>A thousand are radiant in the sky.<\/em><br><em><br><\/em><em>Each is both star and orb; and day<\/em><br><em>Is the riches of their atmosphere<\/em><br><em><br><\/em><em>The sea appends its tattery hues.<\/em><br><em>The shores are banks of muffling mist.<\/em><br><em><br><\/em><em>One says a German chandelier\u2013\u2013<\/em><br><em>A candle is enough to light the world.<\/em><br><em><br><\/em><em>It makes it clear. Even at noon<\/em><br><em>It glistens in essential dark.<\/em><br><em><br><\/em><em>At night, it lights the fruit and wine,<\/em><br><em>The book and bread, things as they are,<\/em><br><em><br><\/em><em>In a chiaroscuro where<\/em><br><em>One sits and plays the blue guitar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L.A. Louver had the opportunity to include these etchings (featured above), along with additional drawings and prints by Hockney in his first solo show at the gallery in 1978. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/html\/exhibition.cfm?tExhibition_id=40\">Visit our website to see more works from this early exhibition.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early in his career, David Hockney produced a series of prints titled The Blue Guitar. 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