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Revolutionary British artist David Hockney dies aged 88

Bradford-born painter whose sun-kissed visions of California broke world records at auction has died

David Hockney, the iconic British painter who cast a revolutionary gaze across 20th-century art, has died aged 88.

He made his name as a pop artist during the swinging 60s and was perhaps best known for his paintings of swimming pools that helped define the Los Angeles aesthetic. Works such as A Bigger Splash and Portrait of an Artist (Pool With Two Figures) depicted hedonistic scenes of love, lust and loss taking place below the city’s sun-soaked skies.

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Jun 12, 2026 David Hockney Art Photography

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