Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
Jan Alexander@janniThis is one of David Hockney's most celebrated paintings, completed in 1972. It depicts a clothed figure in a pink jacket standing at the edge of a swimming pool, looking down at another figure swimming underwater. The lush green landscape and mountains in the background contrast with the vivid blue of the pool, exemplifying Hockney's signature California-influenced style.
- figurative
- oil on canvas
- pool
- blue
- green
- pop art
About the artist
via Wikipedia
British · b. 1937 · Pop Art
David Hockney is a British painter, printmaker, photographer, and stage designer who rose to prominence in the 1960s. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. His work spans painting, drawing, photography, and set design across a career of over six decades.
Things you might not know
- His 1972 painting 'Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)' sold for $90.3 million in 2018, a record for a living artist at the time.
- Hockney moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s, where his iconic swimming pool paintings became some of his most recognizable works.
- In his 70s, Hockney embraced the iPad as a serious artistic tool, creating large-scale digital drawings and paintings.
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