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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David Hockney 1986 Pear Blossom Highway Original Exhibition Lithograph Poster
By David Hockney
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
David Hockney 1986 Pear Blossom Highway Original Exhibition Lithograph Poster Amazing, Out-of-Print, original, 1986 David Hockney Exhibition Lithograph Poster, entitled "Pear Blosso...
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Original David Hockney Etching of Celia Birtwell
By David Hockney
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Original David Hockney etching of Celia Birtwell, iconic British textile designer and fashion designer, signed, numbered 13 of an edition of 75, dated 1...
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David Hockney Exhibition Print, framed
By David Hockney
Located in Toronto, CA
Framed exhibition print of artist David Hockney's show at Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York City, 1969.
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$300
H 13.5 in W 20 in D 0.07 in
Picasso Inspired Original Surrealist Art Exhibition Poster by Antoni Clave
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Miami, FL
Picasso Inspired Original Surrealist Art Exhibition Poster by Antoni Clave Original art exhibition poster by listed Spanish artist Antoni Clave from his Ginza Japan show. This int...
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1972 Munich Olympic Games - David Hockney Original Vintage Poster
By David Hockney
Located in Winchester, GB
Celebrated British artist David Hockney was one of 29 artists commissioned to produce posters for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. In the run-up to ...
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$220Sale Price|25% Off
H 25.5 in W 18 in D 0.07 in
Original Midcentury Abstract Art Exhibition Poster, Signed Rosso Dated 1975
Located in Miami, FL
Original midcentury abstract art exhibition poster with wonderful vivid colors of blue, red, green, beige, etc... Very decorative, signed by t...
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Set of 4 Original Antique Prints of Game Birds, C.1880.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful images of game birds Chromo-lithographs Published by Cassell, C.1880 The measurement shown relates to one of the prints Unframed. Free shipping
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$544Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 24 in W 16 in D 1 in
SALE David Hockney Park Hotel Munich Orig Exhibition Lithograph Poster Denmark
By David Hockney
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
David Hockney Park Hotel Munich Original Exhibition Lithograph Poster Denmark 1972 David Hockney Original Exhibition Lithograph Poster entitled Park Hotel Munich published by the Louisiana Museum of Art. Denmark. Beautiful, calming, minimalist, David Hockney lithograph...
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Original Antique Prints of Fish, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of fish Unframed. Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Published, 1847. The measurement is for 1 print Free shipping
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$850
H 28 in W 34 in D 0.5 in
1988 David Hockney Original Exhibition Malcolm Bradford Hall Los Angeles
By David Hockney
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1988 David Hockney Original Exhibition Malcolm Bradford Hall Los Angeles Rare, Original, Vintage 1988 David Hockney Out-of-Print, limited edition Lithograph. Published in Yorkshire,...
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$1,024Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.5 in W 37.5 in D 0.5 in
ART SALE Original David Hockney Nichols Canyon Exhibition Poster Denmark
By David Hockney
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Original oversized Hockney Lithograph Exhibition Poster of Nichols Canyon, in California Louisiana Museum of Art, Humlebæk, Denmark The lithograph was printed in Denmark, on high-...
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David Hockney, A Diver from Paper Pools Lithograph
By David Hockney
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exciting Hockney A Diver from Paper Pools Lithograph. This is a wonderful exciting lithograph, Original Exhibition Poster for The Australian National Gallery Canberra, Paper Pools, 1...
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David Hockney Exhibition Poster
By David Hockney
Located in Philadelphia, PA
David Hockney exhibition poster from 1981 paintings and drawings for the Metropolitan operas parade a French Triple Bill. Poster was ...
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18th C. Set of 3 Etchings of Harbor Scenes in Gilt Frames
By Pierre Mortier, Pieter Schenk the Elder
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of three antique Dutch engravings and etchings from the 18th Century. This set has been professionally framed in newer gilt frames and feature acid-free paper to protect these...
Paper, Boxwood, Paint
$1,650
H 27.5 in W 27.5 in D 0.5 in
Original David Hockney Exhibition Lithograph Poster 8 Sun Chairs by a Pool 1976
By David Hockney
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Original David Hockney Exhibition Lithograph Poster, entitled "8 Sun chairs by a Pool", was created in 1996 for Hockney's Drawing Exhibition held at the Los Angeles County Museum. T...
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David Hockney Flowers Lithograph Mid Century Modern Art 29" x 22"
By David Hockney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colorful Modernist Lithograph, entitled "Amaryllis In Vase", from the Moving Focus Series, by David Hockney, circa 1980s. It measures an impressive 29.75"h x 22.25"w framed. Recently...
Glass, Wood, Paper
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H 33.25 in W 37 in D 1.5 in
David Hockney Warm Start, from Some New Prints Lithograph & Screenprint 6/68
By David Hockney
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A bold, abstract, pop art lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arches 88 paper titled “Warm Start, From Some New Prints” by David Hockney. Hand signed in pencil on the bottom rig...
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David Hockney 'Henry Reading The Newspaper' Lithograph on Paper #63/71
By David Hockney
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
David Hockney, U.K. (Born 1937). 1976 Lithograph on paper with deckled edges, signed in red and numbered lower left, #63/71, mounted in gilt frame. ...
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David Hockney Hand Signed Music Center Lithographic Color Poster, 1981
By David Hockney
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful color offset lithograph poster created by British/ English artist David Hockney for the Los Angeles Music Center Fund in 1981. The piece is hand signed by Hockney in ...
Wood, Paper
David Hockney Ann Looking At Her Picture Signed Lithograph 1980
By David Hockney
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A chic, graphic lithograph titled Ann Looking At Her Picture, with an annotation of 41/50, and hand signed in pencil on bottom right by David Hockney. Dimensions: 58.25 h x 40w (fram...
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H 36.25 in W 0.75 in L 36.25 in
1984 David Hockney Signed Los Angeles Olympic Game Poster Swimming Pool Polaroid
By David Hockney
Located in Dayton, OH
"Rare original 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games poster pencil signed by the artist, David Hockney. The offset lithograph is on Diploma Parchment pap...
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Signed David Hockney 'Six Fairy Tales' Miniature Book, 1970
By David Hockney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1st. Edition Limited production With fun etchings by Hockney Signed in two different colored inks -blue and green Dedicated to Claire Segal (entertainment and advertising, PR execu...
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David Hockney Original Etching, 1969, "Glass Mountain Shattered"
By David Hockney
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original etching and aquatint by David Hockney, 1969. Titled: “Glass Mountain Shattered (Old Rinkrank)” Measures: 9" H x 10.63" W. Full sheet measures: 17 1/2" H x 16" W. Pencil sign...
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David Hockney ‘Snow’ Lithograph
By David Hockney
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
David Hockney (b. 1937)‘Snow’, from the Weather Series, lithograph and screenprint in colors, on Arjomari paper, 1973, signed and dated in green crayon, numbered 46/98, published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with their blind-stamps and ink-stamp on the reverse. Measures: Image 34 x 28 ¼ in. (86.5 x 72cm) Framed: 42 x 35 ½ in. (101.5 x 85.5 cm.) Footnote: There is also a version in the Victoria and Albert Museum London whose footnote reads as follows: “David Hockney first visited California in 1964 and visited and worked there from time to time until he decided in 1978 to settle there permanently. In 1965 he worked on A Hollywood Collection, a suite of prints, with master printer Ken Tyler...
'Parade' original screenprint by David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in Montreal, QC
"Parade" by David Hockney, 1981, original screenprint for the Metropolitan Opera, with printed signature (as issued) ; framed size: 81 x 41.25 x 1.5 inches, with an image size of 79....