David Hockney Swimming Pool Painting

The first started in 1971 was inspired by the serendipitous juxtaposition of two photographs on the artist s studio floor.

David hockney swimming pool painting.

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. Christie s in new york announced on thursday that it was selling portrait of. Picture of a hollywood swimming pool is an interesting almost minimalist take on the subject. David hockney with a model in the pool at hockney s house in the hollywood hills in a 1978 photograph by michael childers.

It measures 7 ft 10 ft 2 1 m 3 0 m 1 and depicts two figures. He has captured the moment just after someone has dived in. He chose a new. One of the most iconic images in the artist s oeuvre david hockney s portrait of an artist pool with two figures is a story of two compositions.

David hockney in his hollywood hills studio in 2017. Michael childers hockney s swimming pool paintings exerted a powerful influence on other artists. The splash is the only clue to their presence in the scene. London reuters david hockney s los angeles pool painting the splash fetched 23 1 million pounds 29 9 million at a sale on london on tuesday auctioneers sotheby s said compared with a.

The tangled designs on the bottom of the pool itself make it seem like its own abstract painting within the painting. A swimming pool painting by david hockney could become the most valuable work of art by a living artist sold at auction. One swimming underwater and one clothed male figure looking down at the swimmer. Hockney s first experiment with the swimming pool motif was painted in 1964.