Grimms Fairy Tales Poster (small) 1970, featuring The Boy Hidden in an Egg by David Hockney - on special paper stock

The etching reproduced on this small (42x30.5cm) poster is The Boy Hidden in an Egg by David Hockney from his Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, 1969. This is an archive / vintage poster, printed in 1970 by Petersburg Press. This version is on special quality paper stock. We sell another version, also from 1970, on inferior, thinner stock. 

The British Council summarises this particular Grimm's fairy story thus: "In this tale a princess was endowed with the ability to see above and below the earth by looking through the windows of a tower. She declared she would only marry the man she could not see from her tower. Many men came and all failed; until the 100th man accepted the challenge. With the help of a raven he hid in an egg but was seen; with the help of a fish he hid in its belly but was seen. Finally after having removed a thorn from a fox’s paw, the fox helped the young man turn into a little sea hare. The little sea hare hid under the princess’s hair and when she looked from the tower windows he could not be seen. They married and after the wedding the young man became ruler of the kingdom."

Approximate dimensions: 42 x 30.5 cm

This is an authorised David Hockney poster. It's an archive / vintage poster, printed in 1970, now collectable and in short supply. Our stock of it is sold as new. Given its age the condition is  good.  Please hang away from direct sunlight to prevent fading. We send out posters rolled in tubes.