THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING IN WOLDGATE, 4 MAY, 2011: Signed iPad print by David Hockney

  • The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, 4th May, 2011. Signed iPad print on paper by David Hockney
    The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, 4th May, 2011
    iPad drawing printed on paper
    55in x 41.5 In, Edition of 25
    ©David Hockney
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    The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire, 4 May 2011, presents a dense, bright green forest interior with a pale tree in the foreground, its smooth limbs extending in tangled arcs. Surrounded by wild grasses and blossoming spring flowers in pink and white, this image portrays a quintessential view of springtime in the Yorkshire countryside at its finest. This iPad work comes in both the regular edition format (edition size of 25) and the large format (edition size of 10).

     

    The Arrival of Spring, 4 May 2011, was offered at auction in October 2025 alongside several other works from the series, where all Arrival of Spring lots exceeded their high estimates and a new world record was set. The continued strength of the Arrival of Spring in Woldgate series reflects tightly held supply, broad collector appeal, and a format that balances strong visual presence with practical display. With 49 regular-format works issued in editions of 25, the series sustains regular market activity while maintaining limited circulation. For further insight, you can read our 2024 and 2025 market analyses of the series.

     

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  • "It's always difficult to see the present" 

     

    - David Hockney

    Collectors drawn to The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate often extend their interest to David Hockney’s wider body of iPad and digital work, including The Yosemite Suite, My Normandy, his Early Digital Works, and 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures. Across these series, Hockney’s distinctive use of colour and line is paired with a continued engagement with landscape and nature, reworked through a digital process.

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