David Hockney Famous Swimming Pool Paintings

One of the most iconic images in the artist s oeuvre the painting is a story of two compositions the first was inspired by the serendipitous juxtaposition of two photographs on the artist s studio floor one showing a distorted figure swimming.

David hockney famous swimming pool paintings.

It s a large pop art painting david hockney made this painting in 1967. The 1972 painting portrait of an artist pool with two figures has become the most expensive work by a living artist ever to sell at auction. In november 2018 it sold for us 90 3 million the highest price ever paid at auction for a. The medium of this painting is acrylic on canvas.

It depicts a big swimming pool and this swimming pool is situated inside a modern house. This painting shows the calmness and presents the inner beauty of that time. Several of hockney s pool paintings will take centre stage in david hockney the major retrospective opening at tate britain this month 9 february 29 may. Spread across 13 rooms in the gallery it will be the most extensive retrospective of hockney s work ever assembled and will gather examples of work in all media from across the last six decades.

See more ideas about david hockney hockney hockney swimming pool. Aug 31 2013 explore susi hassert s board hockney s pool paintings followed by 1259 people on pinterest. There are few motifs more closely associated with hockney than the california swimming pool. Portrait of an artist pool with two figures is a large acrylic on canvas pop art painting by british artist david hockney completed in may 1972 it measures 7 ft 10 ft 2 1 m 3 0 m and depicts two figures.

Oils and acrylics pencil and. See more ideas about hockney david hockney pop art movement. Hockney s own personal sales records are tied to pool related works. David hockney s portrait of an artist pool with two figures from 1972 became the most valuable work of art by a living artist sold at auction.

David hockney a bigger splash 1967 if you re looking for an image to adorn your fantasies about sipping frozen margaritas by the pool in paradise then look no further than david hockney. The aforementioned portrait of an artist is his most expensive painting while piscine de medianoche paper pool 30 1972 remains his priciest work on paper having earned 11 7 million at sotheby s new.