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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The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven)
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
David Hockney The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 5 May, 2011 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil iPad painting in colours on wove paper 139....
Digital, Handmade Paper
The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
David Hockney The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011. 26 April, 2011 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil iPad drawing on paper 140 x 105cm 55.1 x 41.3 inches Edit...
Handmade Paper, Digital
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 1.19 in
"PaperLandscape", OriginaL Art Canvas, Large size, Made in Italy by M.Marchica
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: PaperLandscape Artist: Marilina Marchica Year: 2024 Dimensions: 50x70 cm Technique: Mixed media (handmade paper collage and paint) Description: An original artwork representin...
Enamel
$2,400
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Landscape large Paint on Canvas , Original Art Works Ready to Hang large size
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
PAPERLANDSCAPE Original Art Ready to Hang 80x80x2 cm certificate of authenticity original painting one of a kind by Marilina Marchica ready to hang
Enamel
$1,440Sale Price|40% Off
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 1.38 in
PaperLandscape , Original Art Ready to Hang, made in Italy by Marilina Marchica
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
PaperLandscape Oil Paint and collage on Cotton Canvas 50x50 cm 2020 Ready to hang certificate of authenticity included One of a kind, non-reproducible Marilina Marchica was born i...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper
$2,093Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 1.38 in
"Cityscape" Abstract Mixed Media Paint on Canvas , Made in Italy
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Cityscape mixed media on Cavas 70x100 cm Original Art Ready to Hang Architecture Category Painting Year 2013 Mediums, Materials, Styles Mediums Enamel, Oil, Gesso Materials Canvas ...
Enamel
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Landscape Brown –Original Pigment on Paper, 50×70 cm, 2023, Earth-Toned Abstract
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: Landscape Brown Artist: Marilina Marchica (b. 1984, Italy) Year: 2023 Medium: Pure pigment on paper Size: 50 × 70 cm Framing: Unframed; optional wooden frame available (ready ...
Bamboo Paper, Pigment
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 1.38 in
PaperLandscape , Original Art Ready to Hang, made in Italy
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
PaperLandscape Oil Paint and collage on Cotton Canvas 50x50 cm 2020 Ready to hang certificate of authenticity included One of a kind, non-reproducible Marilina Marchica was born i...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper
$2,352Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 1.38 in
Paper Landscape , Orignal Art, Large size, By Marilina Marchica
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
"**Paper Landscape**" is a unique artwork created by Marilina Marchica, combining collage and painting on canvas. The piece measures 100x120 cm with a 3.5 cm edge. This non-reproduci...
Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper
Vector Group No. 53
By Vargas-Suarez Universal
Located in New York, NY
Vector Group No. 53 (2014) oil enamel, Japanese Sumi ink and gouache on artist's hand-made cotton paper 30 x 23 inches (unframed)
Enamel
$3,840
H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 0.99 in
PaperLandscape, Origina Paint on Cotton Canvas, Large size, Made in Italy
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Paper Landscape is a unique original artwork by Italian contemporary artist Marilina Marchica, created in 2021. Executed with oil and collage on pure cotton canvas, the work explore...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper
$708
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.08 in
Totally black Expressionist Landscape on Paper, 30 x 40 cm, Painting.
Located in Carballo, ES
Black And White Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The title of this works is "From the Apollon...
Ink, Handmade Paper
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 21 in D 1.5 in
"Towel Man" Figurative Abstract Poolside Swimmer, Aqua Culture Series
By Marc Foster Grant
Located in Soquel, CA
Fun and colorful acrylic painting on rag paper of a man poolside in a polka dot speedo with flippers, goggles, and towel by Marc Foster Grant (American, b. 1947), 2011. The swimmer h...
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
$3,200
H 12 in W 16 in D 1 in
Arcadia Moon 1, Intimate, Shimmering Atmospheric Landscape, 12 x 16 in.
By Emma Tapley
Located in New York, NY
Arcadia Winter Moon presents a quiet, contemplative landscape where slender trees rise through a hushed, snow-like ground beneath a muted, sky. The composition feels both sparse and ...
Gold Leaf