I kept telling myself this is David
Hockney, it must be good, but I could not shake off the uncomfortable impression that nothing in the whole collection was any more impressive than paintings I have seen in amateur art club exhibitions at my local library.
David
Hockney, 'Woldgate Vista, 27 July 2005', Oil on canvas Image Credit:
The painting was made on a 10 by seven feet canvas, featuring
Hockney's ex-boyfriend and muse Peter Schlesinger, dressed in a pink coat, cream-colored trousers and brown shoes, looking down at a semi-naked underwater swimmer who reportedly was a young photographer called John St Clair.
'Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)', painted by
Hockney in 1972, sold at Christies in New York on Thursday.
Designed on his iPad and set in
Hockney's Yorkshire birthplace, it reflects the Queen's love for, and connection with, the countryside.
David
Hockney in front of The Queen's Window, a new stained glass window at Westminster Abbey he designed, is revealed for the first time
David
Hockney in front of The Queen's Window, a new stained-glass window at Westminster Abbey he designed, as it is revealed for the first time Picture: VICTORIA JONES
'The Queen's Window' transforms a previously plain glass window into a colourful rural scene inspired by
Hockney's native Yorkshire and featuring hawthorn blossom.
Bradford-born
Hockney, 81, painted the 10ft by 7ft Portrait of an Artist in 1972 from photos taken in the South of France.
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Los Angeles, CA, November 21, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Select works by David
Hockney will be on view at the Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art gallery exhibit at Art Miami.
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Hockney said his hearing loss has helped sharpen his painting, giving him an enhanced sense of space and perspective.
