David Hockney

David Hockney (1937–2026) was a United Kingdom painter, printmaker and photographer.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with hyperrealism, contemporary art and pop art. Work is classified under graphics, photography and landscape painting. Places of work recorded in the authority include London, Los Angeles and Paris. Works named in the authority record include A Bigger Splash, American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman), A Bigger Grand Canyon and Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures). Catalogue entries for sculpture state material, cast or carving, dimensions and foundry or workshop marks. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

English painter and printmaker (1937–2026)

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “David Hockney”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q159907: David Hockney

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