David Hockney Art
British, b. 1937
The art of David Hockney is always engaging in its pleasant ambiguities: his prints, drawings and paintings are warm but somehow aloof; filled with light yet often dark and brooding in subject; simple, frank and mundane, but also ethereal and complex. The artist’s stature in the contemporary art world is such that, in a 2011 survey of one thousand British painters and sculptors, he was named the most influential British artist of all time.
Hockney grew up in Bradford, in the northern English county of Yorkshire, studying at the Bradford School of Art from 1953 to ’57, and at the Royal College of Art in London from 1959 to 1962. Though he was educated in art at a time when abstraction dominated the field, Hockney stuck resolutely to figurative painting and drawing.
Hockney's early paintings suggest a search for a style, veering from Expressionism to a grotesquerie suggestive of James Ensor. But Hockney found himself almost the moment he arrived in Los Angeles, in 1963. The move from the gray and rainy Britain to a world of bright sunshine and sparkling water brought Hockney a sense of freedom and an artistic epiphany. He would spend most of the next five years in L.A., painting luminous pictures, such as A Bigger Splash (1967), of things that made him happy: swimming pools, manicured lawns, palm trees, stucco buildings and luxuries like shower stalls. Hockney also painted people, almost always his friends. His California portraits such as Beverly Hills Housewife (1966) are considered to be his finest work. They are at once grandly scaled, intimate and poetic.
In the 1970s, Hockney moved back to Britain and spent much of his time on photography and printmaking. He returned to painting in the 1980s, and to subjects like still lifes, seascapes and portraits. Hockney has always been fascinated by the use of technology in art — he’s credited with inventing the technique of joining Polaroid photos in a collage to form a panoramic picture — and has been using the Brush app to paint on an iPad. Because he is prolific and works in a wide range of mediums, Hockney’s art is available at many price points. His consistently striking and provocative work should have a place in any comprehensive collection of contemporary art.
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Artist: David Hockney
1986 original poster of David Hockney, Images and thoughts for Vogue magazine
By David Hockney
Located in PARIS, FR
Very nice original poster of David Hockney, Images and thoughts for Vogue magazine at the Claude Bernard gallery. David Hockney was born in 1937 in Brad...
Category
1980s Cubist David Hockney Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
David Hockney, Letter X, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991
By David Hockney
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by David Hockney (born 1937), titled Letter X, from the folio Hockney's Alphabet, Drawings by David Hockney, originates from the 1991 edition published by A...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
$1,196 Sale Price
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The bell tower by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
From David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio, an image from the story of ‘The boy who left home to learn fear’. Hockney chose this story for its ...
Category
1960s David Hockney Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
David Hockney, Letter Q, Variation II, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991
By David Hockney
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by David Hockney (born 1937), titled Letter Q, Variation II, from the folio Hockney's Alphabet, Drawings by David Hockney, originates from the 1991 edition ...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
'D' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'D' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
Yves Marie With Flowers By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Yves Marie With Flowers
By David Hockney
1974
Medium: Lithograph
Paper Size: 30 x 22.25 inches ( 76 x 57 cm )
Image Size: 30 x 22.25 inches ( 76 x 57 cm )
Edition Size: 75
Category
1970s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait Of Gregory Evans By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Portrait Of Gregory Evans
By David Hockney
1979
Medium: Lithograph
Paper Size: 30 x 21 inches ( 76 x 53 cm )
Image Size: 30 x 21 inches ( 76 x 53 cm )
Edition Size: Unknown
Category
1970s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait Of Celia In A Black Dress With Colored Border By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Portrait Of Celia In A Black Dress With Colored Border
By David Hockney
1981
Medium: Lithograph
Paper Size: 35 x 25 inches ( 89 x 64 cm )
Image Size: 35 x 25 inches ( 89 x 64 cm...
Category
1980s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ma Normandie By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Ma Normandie
By David Hockney
2020
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Paper Size: 31.5 x 23.5 inches ( 80 x 60 cm )
Image Size: 18 x 23.5 inches ( 46 x 60 cm )
Edition Size: Unknown
Category
2010s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Green Valley By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Green Valley
By David Hockney
2008
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Paper Size: 19.5 x 24 inches ( 50 x 61 cm )
Image Size: 17.25 x 24 inches ( 44 x 61 cm )
Edition Size: Unknown
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Detail From Cubistic Bar By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Detail From Cubistic Bar
By David Hockney
1982
Medium: Lithograph
Paper Size: 37.5 x 28.5 inches ( 95 x 72 cm )
Image Size: 30 x 26.5 inches ( 76 x 67 cm )
Edition Size: 2000
Category
1980s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
Celia In A Black Dress With White Flowers By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Celia In A Black Dress With White Flowers
By David Hockney
1980
Medium: Lithograph
Paper Size: 30 x 20 inches ( 76 x 51 cm )
Image Size: 17 x 14 inches ( 43 x 36 cm )
Edition S...
Category
1980s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
Apple, Grapes, Lemon On A Table By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Apple, Grapes, Lemon An A Table
By David Hockney
1989
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Paper Size: 19 x 25.5 inches ( 48 x 65 cm )
Image Size: 19 x 25.5 inches ( 48 x 65 cm )
Edition ...
Category
1980s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Two Deckchairs, Calvi By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Two Deckchairs, Calvi
By David Hockney
1985
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Paper Size: 30 x 33 inches ( 76 x 84 cm )
Image Size: 26.25 x 33 inches ( 67 x 84 cm )
Edition Size: unknown
Category
1980s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
David Hockney, Letter Y, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991
By David Hockney
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by David Hockney (born 1937), titled Letter Y, from the folio Hockney's Alphabet, Drawings by David Hockney, originates from the 1991 edition published by A...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
David Hockney, Letter T, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991
By David Hockney
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by David Hockney (born 1937), titled Letter T, from the folio Hockney's Alphabet, Drawings by David Hockney, originates from the 1991 edition published by A...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
CELIA OBSERVING
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David (English, born 1937). CELIA OBSERVING. Etching and aquatint in colors, 1976.
Not in the Scottish Arts Council or Tokyo catalogues, both of which cover earlier work. ...
Category
1970s David Hockney Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
A Bigger Book. Art Edition C, 'Untitled, 468'
By David Hockney
Located in Bristol, GB
iPad drawing 8-colour inkjet print on cotton-fiber archival paper, with printed book and stand
Edition of 250 (Print)
56 x 43.2 cm (22.1 x 17 in) (Print)
72 x 51 x 8 cm (28.4 x 20.1 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
David Hockney, Letter N, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991
By David Hockney
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by David Hockney (born 1937), titled Letter N, from the folio Hockney's Alphabet, Drawings by David Hockney, originates from the 1991 edition published by A...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Stanley in a Basket -- Print, Homemade, Dachshund, Dog by David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Stanley in a basket, October 1986, 1986
David Hockney
Homemade print executed on an office colour copy machine on rag Arches paper
Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 50
...
Category
1980s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Color
David Hockney 'Christmas Card' 1990 Print
By David Hockney
Located in Miami, FL
David Hockney's 'Christmas Card' is a color laser print created in 1990. Decorated with beautiful colours, framed and in great condition.
Please let u...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Color
'T' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'T' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
Celia - Adjusting her Eyelash - Celia Portraiture British Art 1979
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph is hand signed in green pencil by the artist "Hockney" in the lower right margin. It is also dated "79" (1979) in pencil.
It is hand numbered and inscribed ...
Category
1970s Modern David Hockney Art
Materials
Handmade Paper, Lithograph
'S' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'S' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
1999 original poster by David Hockney Arlequin - Dialogue avec Picasso
By David Hockney
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1999 original exhibition poster by David Hockney, titled Arlequin - Dialogue avec Picasso, marks a significant artistic exchange between two of the most influential figures in mo...
Category
1990s David Hockney Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
'H' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'H' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
YVES-MARIE
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. YVES MARIE. S.A.C. 159. Lithograph, 1974. Edition of 75, plus 24 proofs. Printed in New York by William Law, on Rives BFK paper and published by Petersburg Press. 30 ...
Category
1970s David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'U' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'U' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'P' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'P' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'E' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'E' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'G' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'G' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'V' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'V' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
DONALD CRIBB
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. DONALD CRIBB. Lithograph, 1976. Edition of 59, plus 28 proofs, published by Gemini GEL, and with its blindstamp. Signed, dated and numbered 48/59 in pencil. 8 3/8 x 8...
Category
1970s David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'O' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'O' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'N' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'N' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'A' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'A' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
JOE MCDONALD
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. JOE MCDONALD. Scottish Arts Council 175. Gemini DH76-767.
Lithograph in two blacks, 1976. Done in crayon on both a stone and an aluminum ...
Category
1970s David Hockney Art
Materials
ABS, Lithograph
'W' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'W' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'F' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'F' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'I' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'I' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'Z' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'Z' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'C' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'C' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'Q' (I) From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'Q' (I) From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work oft...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'Y' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'Y' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'Q' (II) From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'Q' (II) From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work of...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'R' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'R' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
'X' From 'Hockney's Alphabet' By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
'X' From 'Hockney's Alphabet'
By David Hockney
David Hockney is a renowned British artist known for his vibrant paintings and innovative use of technology in art. His work often e...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
MO ASLEEP
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. MO ASLEEP. S.A.C. 124. Etching and aquatint, 1971. Edition of 75 plus 16 proofs. Proofed by Maurice Payne and printed by Shirley Clement at The Print Shop, Amsterdam. Published by Petersburg Press. 27 x 21 inches, 680 x 535 mm. (plate), 35 1/2 x 27 3/4 inches (sheet).Mo McDermott...
Category
1970s David Hockney Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
$12,500
Red Flowers & Green Leaves, Separate -- Print, Homemade, Still-life by Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Red Flowers & Green Leaves, Separate, May 1988
David Hockney
Homemade print in colours executed on an office colour copy machine on two sheets of Arches ...
Category
1980s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Color
Gorge d’Incre, from: Some More New Prints - British Contemporary Landscape
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph and screenprint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Hockney" in the lower right image. It is also dated ‘93’ [1993] next to the signature.
It ...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
Extending - British Still Life Technology
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
This original home-made xerox is hand signed in pencil by the artist "David Hockney" at the lower right margin.
It is dated in pencil “90” [1990] next to the signature.
It is also h...
Category
1990s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Color
An Image Of Ken By David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
An Image Of Ken
By David Hockney
David Hockney, a prominent British artist, is celebrated for his versatile and innovative contributions to 20th-century art. Known for his vivid us...
Category
1980s Contemporary David Hockney Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Price Upon Request
Celia Reclining
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
More pencil sketch than lithograph, David Hockney’s, Celia Reclining is a study in simplicity. Created as an original lithograph by the artist in 1979, the print is hand-signed, dat...
Category
20th Century David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
Celia Amused
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Toyoshi #80, 1979. Signed, dated and numbered from an edition of 100. Printed and published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles.
(Gemini 834)
Category
1970s David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Lithograph in two colours: grey and black. 1976. Worked on two aluminium plates with crayon. Printed on Laurence Barker handmade paper. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil from an e...
Category
1970s David Hockney Art
Materials
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
"Contrejour in the French Style" etching by British artist David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Contrejour in the French Style
etching and aquatint in colours, 1974, on wove paper, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 26/75 (there were also 18 artist's p...
Category
Late 20th Century David Hockney Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Shower Study II, 20th Century, David Hockney, Drawing, Modern British
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
David Hockney
Shower Study 2, 1963
signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'Shower Study 2 DH. '63' (lower right)
wax crayon and graphite on paper
12 3/8 x 9 7/8 in (31.4...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern David Hockney Art
Materials
Wax Crayon, Graphite
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- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2024How much David Hockney's art is worth depends on its medium, size, history, condition and other factors. In 2018, his Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), produced in 1972, sold for over $90 million at an auction in New York. The art of David Hockney is engaging in its ambiguities; his prints, drawings and paintings are warm but aloof, filled with light yet often dark and brooding in subject. His stature in the contemporary art world is such that he was named the most influential British artist of all time in a 2011 survey of one thousand British painters and sculptors. If you own a Hockney piece, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can be of assistance during the valuation process. On 1stDibs, find a collection of David Hockney art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022David Hockney is known as an important artist in the pop art movement. His paintings and photo collages of Los Angeles swimming pools are what are most frequently referenced when talking about his works. Today David Hockney has moved into the digital art arena and continues to push artistic boundaries. Shop a selection of David Hockney pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Several of Hockney's paintings were made in 1978. Between August and October, he created his well-known series “Paper Pools.” To produce these works, Hockney combined elements of painting and printmaking, pressing pigments directly into the paper. Hockney also started work on his painting Santa Monica Boulevard in 1978 and completed his work Canyon Painting that year. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of David Hockney art.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024No one can say for sure how much the Portrait of an Artist by Hockney is worth today. However, when it was sold at auction in 2018, it fetched a winning bid of $90.3 million. The painting may be worth even more now. The art of David Hockney is always engaging in its pleasant ambiguities: his prints, drawings and paintings are warm but somehow aloof; filled with light yet often dark and brooding in subject; simple, frank and mundane, but also ethereal and complex. The artist’s stature in the contemporary art world is such that he was named the most influential British artist of all time in a 2011 survey of one thousand British painters and sculptors. Explore a range of David Hockney art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Reproductions of David Hockney’s art are very popular and can be found online as well as in many physical retail stores and art stores. Finding original fine-art prints that Hockney created — prints created specifically to be made into a limited edition — is a bit more difficult, but they can be located at art galleries, auction houses and various online platforms. Shop a selection of authentic David Hockney prints from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024What David Hockney's most famous piece is can be debated. Many experts state that the British artist’s best-known work is 1967's A Bigger Splash, which shows a swimming pool viewed on a sunny day. Other popular works by Hockney include The Splash (1967), Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy (1971), Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972), My Parents (1977) and Self Portrait with Red Braces (2003). Explore a selection of David Hockney art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022David Hockey was one of the first artists to use acrylics. He would paint large areas of one color, then would add finer details over top. Shop a selection of David Hockney’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A digital collage, much like the ones by artist David Hockney, can be made by taking many photographs from one place. Take your collection of photos to photoshop and work in the collage, but do not blend the images. Photoshop will put the images in layers and you can adjust them. You’ll want to adjust them and play with the color and shadow to get your own effect. Shop a selection of original Hockney pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022David Hockney was known for creating photo collages and photo montages. He would take polaroid photos and use the images to compose his patchwork of art. You can shop a selection of David Hockey’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024There are several interesting facts about David Hockney. For one, the British artist refused to write an essay for his final exam at the Royal College of Art and instead submitted a sketch of his diploma, prompting the school to change the rules in order to allow him to graduate. He also has synesthesia, which allows him to see colors when he listens to music. In 1990, he turned down the opportunity to be knighted by the Queen of England. Another fact is that Hockney has always been fascinated by the use of technology in art. He is credited with inventing the technique of joining Polaroid photos in a collage to form a panoramic picture, and he has recently been using the Brush app to paint on an iPad. On 1stDibs, find a selection of David Hockney art.