David Hockney: Bradford's artistic genius who painted the things he loved

The flamboyant Yorkshireman, routinely described as Britain's greatest artist, has died aged 88.

With iPhones and Faxes, David Hockney Embraced Tech

Polaroids and photocopiers also gave the artist possibilities for creating in forms vastly different from his paintings.

By Alex Marshall

Artist David Hockney dies aged 88

Celebrated painter was known for works including the ‘Swimming Pool’ series

David Hockney, giant of British painting, dies at the age of 88

Internationally renowned, notably for his painting 'A Bigger Splash' (1967) and his series of pool paintings, the British artist, who lived in Normandy from 2019 to 2023, produced work that straddled pop art and hyperrealism, never hesitating to use new technologies as sources of inspiration. He died on June 11.

‘David Hockney caught the look of the modern world’: a tribute to the artist whose work was a feast of visual pleasure

He was subversive and bold, yet also playful and accepting – putting the fun into pop art and finding freedom and fulfilment amid the blue skies and pools of California. David Hockney, who has died aged 88, lived and painted the truth David Hockney changed the world just by looking at it. His art was a feast of unabashed visual pleasure, one long orgy of the gaze, the delighted lifelong epiphany of someone who cherished flowers in a vase and freeways in the sun and thought endlessly about new...

By Jonathan Jones

Iconic British artist David Hockney dead at 88

Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th century art, died Thursday, his publicist said. He was 88.

British artist David Hockney dies at 88

Considered a superstar of pop art, the UK painter was one of the world's most influential artists during his lifetime.

British artist David Hockney has died at 88, his agent says

By FRANCE24

David Hockney, Iconic British Artist, Dies at 88

David Hockney, the painter widely regarded to be one of the most influential contemporary British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, has died. He was 88. The news was announced by Hockney’s publicist to the BBC. “The celebrated British artist David Hockney, one of the most important figures in contemporary art in both the […]

By Alex Ritman

David Hockney, Legendary British Artist, Dies at 88

Hockney "passed away peacefully at home on 11 June," just one month before his 89th birthday, his publicist has said.

By Lily Ford

David Hockney, the British artist who went in search of Californian colour, dies at 88

David Hockney, of the most celebrated artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, dies at 88

"Strong shadows meant a lot of sun," the painter recalled to BBC television in 2009. "So I thought, well, wherever that is, it's always sunny."

David Hockney, star of 20th-century art, dies at age 88

David Hockney, one of the most celebrated and influential British artists of modern times, has died aged 88.

Legendary British artist David Hockney dies aged 88

As a child growing up in gloomy northern England, David Hockney noticed the sharply defined shadows in the Hollywood films of comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. “Strong shadows meant a lot of sun,” the painter recalled to BBC television in 2009. “So I thought, well, wherever that is, it’s always sunny.” Two decades later, Hockney […]

British artist David Hockney dies aged 88

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

David Hockney Dies: Legendary British Artist Was 88

David Hockney, the legendary British artist behind some of the most recognizable works of contemporary painting, such as The Splash and Pool with Two Figures, has died. He was 88.  News of Hockney’s death was first reported in the French press and was later confirmed by his publicist in a statement to the BBC and […]

By Zac Ntim

Renowned British artist David Hockney dies aged 88

The Englishman is best-known for vibrant, colourful pieces across mediums, including prints, paintings and photographs.