David Hockney, one of the most celebrated British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, has died at 88, his publicist announced. Known for bold, colorful works depicting California, Normandy, and Britain, Hockney was a major figure in the Pop Art movement and beyond.
David Hockney, the prolific and widely influential British artist, has died at 88, his publicist announced Saturday. Hockney's career spanned more than six decades, and he is widely regarded as one of the most significant artists of the postwar era. He emerged in the 1960s as a key figure in British Pop Art, and his pool paintings, portraits, and stark California landscapes — particularly 'A Bigger Splash' and 'Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)' — became iconic. Though exact cause of death was not disclosed, his recent health had been a subject of private concern. No prior Zioneer coverage on this thread.
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