R, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 Under $100000 merging scientific terminology with fantastical

merging scientific terminology with fantastical concepts that suggest a pre-birth existence—a recurring theme in Surrealist exploration of the subconscious

David Hockney's letter G comes from Hockney's Alphabet

These pairings create a unique dialogue between visual art and literature

Leverett Saltonstall Shaw watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach

from an edition of 20

R, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 Under $100000 merging scientific terminology with fantasticalDavid Hockney's letter R comes from Hockney's Alphabet, the 1991 portfolio in which the artist reimagined all twenty six letters as full page colour lithographs. Three R's share the page: a soft graphite cursive R repeated like an echo, a red R lettered on a curling card, and a fine flourished R underscored in red Hockney rehearsing the letter in three different hands. Hockney's Alphabet was conceived by the poet Sir Stephen Spender and published in