David Hockney

"Hockney" redirects here. For the British politician, see Damian Hockney. For the art history theory, see Hockney–Falco thesis.

David Hockney
OM CH RA
Hockney in 2017
Born (1937-07-09) 9 July 1937 (age 87)
Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Education
Known for
Notable work
MovementPop art
Awards
David Hockney's voice
Recorded September 2011 from the BBC Radio 4 programme Front Row
Websitehockney.com

David Hockney OM CH RA (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.[2][3]

Hockney has owned residences and studios in Bridlington and London as well as two residences in California, where he has lived intermittently since 1964: one in the Hollywood Hills, one in Malibu. He has an office and stores his archives on Santa Monica Boulevard[4] in West Hollywood, California.[5][6][7]

On 15 November 2018, Hockney's 1972 work Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) sold at Christie's auction house in New York City for $90 million (£70 million), becoming the most expensive artwork by a living artist sold at auction.[8][9][10] It broke the previous record which was set by the 2013 sale of Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog (Orange) for $58.4 million.[11] Hockney held the record until 15 May 2019 when Koons reclaimed the honour by selling his Rabbit for more than $91 million at Christie's in New York.[12]

  1. ^ "Commencement speakers and / or honorary degrees" (PDF). Otis College of Art and Design. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  2. ^ "David Hockney". The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "David Hockney A Bigger Picture". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
  4. ^ David Hockney, Mulholland Drive (1980) LACMA. Retrieved 1 May 2013
  5. ^ Kino, Carol (15 October 2009). "David Hockney's Long Road Home". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  6. ^ Vogel, Carol (11 October 2012). "Hockney's Wide Vistas". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  7. ^ Gabriel, Trip (1993). "At Home with/David Hockney: Acquainted with Light". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  8. ^ "David Hockney painting smashes record for living artist as artwork fetches $90 million at auction". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  9. ^ "David Hockney painting poised to smash auction records". CNN. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Perspective | How record-setting art auctions are ruining the old neighborhood". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  11. ^ "David Hockney's Famed Pool Scene Sells for $90.3 M. at Christie's, New Record for Work by Living Artist at Auction". Art News. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  12. ^ Holland, Oscar (16 May 2019). "Jeff Koons' $91M 'Rabbit' sculpture sets new auction record". CNN. Retrieved 17 May 2019.