PEMBROKE STUDIO WITH BLUE CHAIRS AND LAMP, 1984: Print by David Hockney from his Moving Focus series

Pembroke Studio with Blue Chairs and Lamp, 1984, by David Hockney is an interior lithograph from the Moving Focus series, depicting the artist’s studio through shifting, multi-point perspective. The composition unfolds across the space, creating a narrative-like structure that reflects Hockney’s interest in Chinese scroll paintings and the experience of moving through a room rather than viewing it from a single fixed point. To the left, a table with paintbrushes and a chair sits before what appears to be a screen, while the architecture begins to open and wrap around toward the right.

In Pembroke Studio with Blue Chairs and Lamp, the floor becomes a defining feature, constructed from bold orange and yellow diagonal lines that guide the viewer’s eye through the composition. The back wall, rendered in warm orange tones, includes books and hanging lamps, adding depth and structure to the interior. In the foreground, two distinctive blue wicker chairs, alongside a side table, lamp, and sofa, anchor the scene and provide contrast to the angular geometry of the room. Through its use of colour, line, and perspective, Pembroke Studio with Blue Chairs and Lamp exemplifies Hockney’s innovative approach to interior space within the Moving Focus series.