David Hockney, iconic British artist, dies at 88
David Hockney, a treasured British artist whose paintings of shimmering pools and colorful iPad drawings became icons of contemporary art, died on Friday aged 88. France 24 takes a look bac...
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While all headlines announce David Hockney's death, some emphasize his specific artistic contributions like restoring the human form or his famous landscapes and pool scenes.

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David Hockney, a treasured British artist whose paintings of shimmering pools and colorful iPad drawings became icons of contemporary art, died on Friday aged 88. France 24 takes a look bac...
His colorful figurative paintings were both conservative and iconoclastic, defying the dominant abstract schools of the mid-20th century.
LONDON (AP) — David Hockney, a treasured British artist whose paintings of shimmering pools and colorful iPad drawings became icons of contemporary art, has died, his publicist said Friday....
LONDON (AP) — David Hockney, a treasured British artist whose paintings of shimmering pools and colorful iPad drawings became icons…
"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."
LONDON (AP) — David Hockney, a treasured British artist whose paintings of shimmering pools and colorful iPad drawings became icons of contemporary art, has died, his publicist said Friday....
David Hockney, one of the most celebrated and influential British artists of modern times, has died aged 88. He died peacefully at home on June 11, his publicist Erica Bolton said...
Acclaimed British artist, David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th-century art, has died at 88.
Hockney is considered an influential and defining figure in 20th and 21st century contemporary painting.
The painter achieved massive success with his colorful scenes of California, Normandy, and the United Kingdom
Bradford-born painter, who made his name with sun-kissed visions of California, has died • ‘David Hockney caught the look of the modern world’ • David Hockney’s life in pictures David Hockn...
Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th-century art, died Thursday.
The British artist has died aged 88
His is the most impactful passing of an artist since Warhol’s in 1987.
Stellenbosch-based artist Portchie died on Friday morning at the age of 62.
David Hockney, one of the most celebrated and influential British artists of modern times, has died aged 88.
LEGENDARY British artist David Hockney has passed away aged 88. He had a vast collection of extraordinary artwork across his 70-year long career, but what were his most famous and how much...
He became one of the UK’s most treasured artists, his works selling for record prices at auction.
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.
Hockney was a globally celebrated painter who helped lead the Pop art movement in the 1960s, spent time in California, and defiantly refused to give up smoking.
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