Christie's London will offer David Hockney's Dog Painting 17 (1995) in its 20th/21st Century Evening Sale on October 14, 2026, during Frieze Week. The work carries an estimate of £1.5 million–£2.5 million and goes on public view at the auction house from October 8. The painting depicts Stanley, Hockney's dachshund, curled up asleep on a cushion, rendered in the loose, expressive brushwork that defines the artist's Dog Series. Stanley — named after silent-film comedian Stan Laurel — joined Hockney's household in 1987, followed by Boodgie two years later. The Dog Series, comprising more than 40 paintings made in 1994 and 1995 largely from the artist's Los Angeles home, is devoted almost entirely to the two dogs. Hockney began painting Stanley and Boodgie after the deaths of several friends, including curator Henry Geldzahler, and the paintings became a way of turning attention toward companionship, affection and the ordinary rhythms of domestic life. Christie's has previously described the dogs as vital companions during a particularly difficult period in the artist's life. Only a small number of the Dog Series paintings are believed to remain in private hands, making this a rare market appearance. The consignment comes as renewed attention focuses on Hockney's career, with the weekly roundup that flagged the lot also noting the artist's death earlier in 2026. The evening sale on October 14 coincides with the VIP preview window of Frieze London and Frieze Masters, which occupy Regent's Park from October 14 to 18, making Frieze Week the busiest stretch of the London autumn art calendar.