# Signed Hockney print found in a book sells for £41K

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/signed-hockney-print-found-in-a-book-sells-for-41k/
- Published: 2026-07-18T09:10:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-21T07:12:47+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Entertainment (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62v5dz5zj8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, World

## Key points

- Signed Hockney print found inside donated book sold for £41,160
- Discovered by a volunteer in a Norwich Salvation Army shop
- Print had remained hidden in the book for 46 years

## Summary

A signed print by the artist David Hockney has sold for more than £41,000 after being discovered tucked inside a book donated to a Salvation Army charity shop in Norwich. The print, depicting one of Hockney's celebrated swimming pool scenes, had lain unnoticed for 46 years until a volunteer thumbed through the donated book, turning an ordinary charity shop find into a valuable piece of art history and a significant fundraising windfall.

The print was found inside a 1980 copy of Hockney's book Paper Pools, which had been donated to the shop on Lower Goat Lane a year earlier. Volunteer and local artist Jemma Banks made the discovery, and the item was subsequently auctioned on the charity's eBay site, fetching £41,160 from an anonymous bidder. The sale comes weeks after Hockney's death last month at the age of 88, with proceeds set to support the Salvation Army's community work.

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