{"id":68308,"date":"2023-10-13T20:06:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T20:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=68308"},"modified":"2023-10-13T20:06:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T20:06:53","slug":"rare-hockney-ceramic-cat-sculpture-to-hit-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/entertainment\/rare-hockney-ceramic-cat-sculpture-to-hit-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Hockney Ceramic Cat Sculpture to Hit Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1955, David Hockney was hitchhiking back to London from Bedfordshire when suddenly a storm poured down. Drenched, he and fellow Bradford School of Art student Norman Stevens took shelter at a cottage owned by Peter and Wendy Richards. The prolific artist never forgot the couple&#8217;s act of kindness and would gift them a ceramic cat as a token of his appreciation. <\/p>\n<p>Now in his 90s, Peter has decided to auction off the sculpture, entitled <em>Cat of Kindness<\/em>, to help the younger members of his family. The artwork is the first of six feline sculptures Hockney created during his youth, which he&#8217;d donate as gifts. Hockney maintained a lifelong friendship with the Richards family, sending them Christmas cards, drawings, and notes routinely over the years. &#8220;It&#8217;s good karma, it&#8217;s a wonderful story,&#8221; said Dr David MacGregor, an expert at Stacey&#8217;s Auctioneers and Valuers, to which the sculpture will be sold from. <\/p>\n<p><em>Cat of Kindness<\/em> comes with an estimate of $48,309 USD when it hits auction on October 23. <\/p>\n<p>For more on art, Claire Tabouret and Pierre Yovanovitch collaborate on new Asymmetry chairs.<br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/2023\/10\/david-hockney-cat-of-kindness-ceramic-cat-sculpture-auction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1955, David Hockney was hitchhiking back to London from Bedfordshire when suddenly a storm poured down. 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