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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Robert Dex and Arts Correspondent

David Hockney painting not seen for 40 years to sell for millions at Christie's auction in London

An early David Hockney masterpiece that has not been seen for more than four decades is set to fetch around £16 million when it goes under the hammer at Christie's.

The 1965 work, California, has been kept in the same private collection since 1968 and was unveiled on Wednesday January 25 at the auction house’s London HQ.

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