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Feb 10, 2020 · A resident of the U.S. who wants a slice of the good life can have an in-ground pool installed in their backyard for as little as $20,000. But that same U.S. resident who merely wants a picture of poolside bliss—painted by no less than British art giant David Hockney—will need to have closer to $30 million in ready cash.
Feb 13, 2017 · Hockney’s most famous paintings of Los Angeles, such as A Bigger Splash, depict a commonplace aspect of the city: private swimming pools (Credit: David Hockney)
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. It measures 7 ft × 10 ft (2.1 m × 3.0 m), and depicts two figures: one swimming underwater and one clothed male figure looking down at the swimmer.
- Acrylic on Canvas, Pop Art
Feb 4, 2017 · Several of Hockney’s pool paintings will take centre stage in ‘David Hockney’, the major retrospective opening at Tate Britain this month (9 February–29 May). Spread across 13 rooms in the gallery, it will be the most extensive retrospective of Hockney’s work ever assembled, and will gather examples of work in all media from across ...
- Matthew Sperling
The first pool painting made by Hockney upon his arrival in California was entitled California Art Collector (1964). A small depiction of a swimming pool appears to the top left of its composition, signalling the beginning of Hockney’s longstanding obsession with this americana emblem.
Oct 5, 2022 · The painting depicts a sun-drenched swimming pool with a mid-century pink building and an empty chair in the background. The silhouette of neighboring buildings is reflected in the rear window. The whole scene is void of people or any sign of life apart from the splash.
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A Bigger Splash is a large pop art painting by British artist David Hockney. Measuring 242.5 centimetres (95.5 in) by 243.9 centimetres (96.0 in), it depicts a swimming pool beside a modern house, disturbed by a large splash of water created by an unseen figure who has apparently just jumped in from a diving board.
