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Beloved British artist David Hockney dies at 88

British painter David Hockney, whose vibrant portraits and sun-drenched depictions of the everyday made him one of contemporary art’s most beloved figures, has died at 88.

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David Hockney, Art Icon, Dies at 88

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Influential artist David Hockney dies at age 88

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David Hockney dies aged 88: Tributes for pop art pioneer

British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art and whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88.

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Contemporary art giant David Hockney dies aged 88

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'The vibrant proof of a presence slipped away': Why David Hockney's 1967 masterpiece is newly poignant after his death

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David Hockney's life in pictures: From swimming pools to celebrity portraits

Over a prolific seven-decade career, he became famous for the variety, depth and innovation of his artworks, which spanned landscapes of his native Yorkshire, sun-drenched paintings of life in Los Ang...

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Giant of British art David Hockney dies aged 88 after decades inspired by southern California

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King pays tribute to Hockney and his ‘beloved yellow Crocs’

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From the Archive: Fans and Friends on the Genius of David Hockney

Following the news of David Hockney’s passing, revisit when friends and fans of the artist—from Erdem to Ian McKellen—shared their love for the irreverent Yorkshireman in British Vogue’s February 2017 issue.

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David Hockney helped define the look of modern California. Here's the story behind his record-breaking painting.

David Hockney's "Portrait of an Artist" sold for $90.3 million in 2018, setting a record for a living artist and cementing its status as a modern masterpiece.

ArtReview

What Did Critics Think of a Young David Hockney?

In 1970, Pat Gilmour reviewed the first major retrospective of work by Hockney – who was only 32 – at the Whitechapel Gallery

The New Yorker

David Hockney’s Big, Brilliant Life

Bonding with David Hockney happened over finding places to smoke and eat and talk in peace. Ironically, his love of smoking felt like a manifestation of his love of life itself. After smoking bans took effect in the United States, we would meet in Paris, on cozy outdoor terraces.

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David Hockney, whose art celebrated sun-drenched Los Angeles, dead at 88

David Hockney, the innovative and prolific British artist who arrived in Los Angeles in 1964, soon celebrating its sun-drenched life and landscapes in colorful, wildly popular paintings, has died.