A PIECE of art by Bradford-born artist David Hockney is expected to fetch up to £300,000 at auction.

The large ‘California’ drawing by Hockney has been rediscovered by London-based Chiswick Auctions.

The crayon and pencil drawing ‘View from Miramar Hotel, Santa Monica’ is signed and dated 'DH 1970'.

Hockney had first moved to Los Angeles in 1964.

Though currently residing mostly in Normandy, he still has his house and studio in the Hollywood Hills.

His first series of Californian swimming pool paintings were made from 1964 to 1967.

A spokesperson for Chiswick Auctions said: “Research has shown that the drawing was sold through the Kasmin Gallery, the London dealership run by John Kasmin who had first met Hockney in 1960 and begun selling his art from as early as 1963.

“It was later loaned to The British Council for the seminal Hockney exhibition at the Louvre in 1974.

“The exhibition featured key works such as ‘A Bigger Splash’ and ‘Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)’.

"The UK-based vendor contacted Chiswick’s Auctions for a general valuation request.

"The drawing was inherited from the current vendor’s father, who possibly purchased the work from the Knoedler Gallery."

The auction is on June 25 and the drawing has a guide price of £200,000 to £300,000.