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Gallery Guide

The Perspective Lesson

David Hockney
“30th May 2021, From the Studio”
Three ipad paintings comprising a single work
© David Hockney

A sunlit Italian square with people walking, a domed church with a tall bell tower in the background, surrounding buildings, and a fountain at the centre of the plaza.

Canaletto (Venice 1697-Venice 1768)
Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo 1735-38
Oil on canvas
46.4 x 78.4 x 2.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/str external)
RCIN 400715

Zhang Zeduan
“Along the River During the Qingming Festival (Qingming Shanghe Tu)” 1085–1145
Ink and colour on silk; handscroll
25.5 cm × 525 cm (10.0 in × 207 in)

 

Andrel Rublev
“The Trinity” 1411 or 1425–27
Tempera
142 cm × 114 cm (56 in × 45 in)

A sunlit Italian square with people walking, a domed church with a tall bell tower in the background, surrounding buildings, and a fountain at the centre of the plaza.

Canaletto (Venice 1697-Venice 1768)
Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo 1735-38
Oil on canvas
46.4 x 78.4 x 2.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/str external)
RCIN 400715

Wang Hui
Section of “Kangxi Emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll 7, Wuxi to Suzhou” 1698
Handscroll, ink and colour on silk
Sheet: 68.8 cm x 2932.4 cm; image: 67.7 cm x 2220 cm

Paris Vogue Cover 1985

David Hockney
“‘French Vogue, Cover and 1st Inside Page” December 1985
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“The Chair” 1985
Oil on canvas
122 x 91 cm (48 x 36 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Chair, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris 10th August 1985”
Photographic collage
Edition of 13
76.2 x 64.77 cm (30 x 25.5 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“The Perspective Lesson” 1984
Lithograph
Edition of 50
76.2 x 55.9 cm (30 x 22 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“The Desk, July 1st 1984”
Photographic collage
Edition of 20
116.2 x 122 cm (45 3/4 x 48 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Mother I, Yorkshire Moors, August 1985”
Photographic collage
47 x 33 cm (18 1/2 x 13 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Paint Trolley, Los Angeles 1985”
Photographic collage
101.6 x 152.4 cm (40 x 60 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Jardin de Luxembourg, Paris, 10th August 1985”
Photographic collage
35 x 32 1/2 in
© David Hockney
Photo credit: Richard Schmidt

David Hockney
“A Walk around the Hotel Courtyard, Acatlan” 1985
Oil on 2 canvases
182.9 x 609.6 cm (72 x 240 in)
© David Hockney
Collection Benesse Art Site, Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan

David Hockney
“A Visit with Christopher and Don, Santa Monica Canyon” 1984
Oil on 2 canvases
182.9 x 609.6 cm (72 x 240 in)
© David Hockney
Collection Museum Ludwig, Cologne

David Hockney
“Perspective is Tunnel Vision, Outside It Opens Up” 2017
Acrylic on two canvases
127 x 91.4 cm (50 x 36 in overall)
© David Hockney

People gather in a large indoor space with colourful, immersive digital projections on the walls in shades of blue, purple, green, and yellow, creating an artistic, vibrant atmosphere. Some people are seated, others are standing.
David Hockney
“Outside it opens up video, 28 September 2022”
Animation of iPad Painting
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“The Grand Canyon Looking North II, September 1982, Collage No. 2, Made May 1986”
Photographic collage
113 x 322.6 cm (44.5 x 127 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“A Bigger Grand Canyon” 1998
Oil on 60 canvases
207.01 x 744.2 cm (81.5 x 293 in) overall
© David Hockney
Collection National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

David Hockney
“Composition Study for A Bigger Grand Canyon” 1998
Charcoal, pencil, ink and tape on 3 sheets of paper
57.15 x 199.1 cm (22.5 x 78.375 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Live Tree Detail for ‘A Bigger Grand Canyon'” 1998
Charcoal on paper
57.15 x 76.8 cm (22.5 x 30.25 in)
© David Hockney
Collection National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

David Hockney
“Study of ‘A Bigger Grand Canyon’, VIII” 1998 (detail)
Crayon and ink on color laser copy
27.94 x 43.2 cm (11 x 17 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney begins “A Bigger Grand Canyon”
© David Hockney
Photo: Richard Schmidt

David Hockney begins “A Bigger Grand Canyon”,
Contact sheet
© David Hockney
Photo credit: Richard Schmidt

David Hockney at the Grand Canyon, September 1998
Contact sheet
© David Hockney
Photo Credit: Richard Schmidt

David Hockney at the Grand Canyon, September 1998
Contact sheet
© David Hockney
Photo Credit: Richard Schmidt

David Hockney
“Study for ‘A Closer Grand Canyon’ I, Tower of Set” 1998
Oil pastel on paper
50.2 x 64.8 cm (19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Study for ‘A Closer Grand Canyon’ II, near Pima” 1998
Oil pastel on paper
50.2 x 64.8 cm (19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in)
© David Hockney

Hockney Paints the Stage

David Hockney
“Sept. 4th 2011, The Atelier, 11:30am: A Bigger Space for Dancing”
18 digital videos synchronized and presented on 18 monitors to comprise a single artwork
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Exhibition Title Card” from “Hockney Paints the Stage” 1983
Ink and gouache on matboard
50.8 68.6 cm (20 x 27 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Puppet Theatre for the Museo Tamayo, Mexico City” 1984
Acrylic on canvas
243.8 x 640.1 x 259.1 cm (96 x 252 x 102 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Epilogue” from “The Rake’s Progress” 1975
Photograph on cardboard
40.64 x 53.34 x 30.48 cm (16 x 21 x 12 in) (Model)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Tom’s Room” from “The Rake’s Progress” 1975
Ink and photos on cardboard
42.22 x 54.92 x 32.06 cm (16 5/8 x 21 5/8 x 12 5/8 inc) (Model)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Night Garden” from “The Rake’s Progress” 1975
Photos on cardboard
40.64 x 53.34 x 30.48 cm (16 x 21 x 12 in) (Model)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Bedlam” from “The Rake’s Progress” 1975
Ink on cardboard
42.22 x 54.92 x 32.06 cm (16 5/8 x 21 5/8 x 12 5/8 inc) (Model)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

 

David Hockney
“Act I, Scene I. The Appearance of the Queen of the Night” from “The Magic Flute” 1977
Gouache on foamcore
76.2 x 104.14 cm (30 x 41 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Act I, Scene I. A Rocky Landscape” from “The Magic Flute” 1977
Gouache on foamcore
67.31 x 104.14 cm (26 1/2 x 41 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Act I, Scene III. Sarastro’s Kingdom” from “The Magic Flute” 1977
Gouache on foamcore
67.31 x 104.14 cm (26 1/2 x 41 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Act II, Scene III. A Moonlit Garden” from “The Magic Flute” 1977
Gouache on foamcore
76.2 x 104.14 cm (30 x 41 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Act II, Scene II. Outside the Temple” from “The Magic Flute” 1977
Gouache on paperboard
76.2 x 21.25 cm (30 x 54 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Act II, Scene VIIb. Trial by Water” from “The Magic Flute” 1977
Gouache on foamcore
76.2 x 104.14 cm (30 x 41 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Act II, Scene VIIa. Trial by Fire” from “The Magic Flute” 1977
Gouache on foamcore
76.2 x 104.14 cm (30 x 41 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Act II, Scene VIII. The Triumph of Light” from “The Magic Flute” 1977
Gouache on foamcore
76.2 x 104.14 cm (30 x 41 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“The Set” from “Parade Triple Bill” 1980
Oil on canvas
152.4 x 152.4 cm (60 x 60 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Study” from “Parade Triple Bill” 1980
Pencil, crayon and gouache on paper
57.15 x 76.2 (22 1/2 x 30 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Picasso Horse for John Dexter” from “Parade Triple Bill” 1980
Oil on canvas
15.56 x 43.18 cm (14 x 17 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Zanzibar with Postcard and Kiosk” from “Les mamelles de Tirésias” 1980
Crayon on paper
47.62 x 60.96 cm (18 3/4 x 24 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Stage Study” from “Les mamelles de Tirésias” 1980
Oil on canvas
91.44 x 121.92 cm (36 x 48 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Zanzibar”” from “”Les mamelles de Tirésias” 1980
Crayon and gouache on paper
47.94 x 90.80 cm (18 7/8 x 35 3/4 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Ravel’s Garden with Invisible Punchinellos” from “L’enfant et les sortilèges” 1980
Oil on canvas
121.92 x 182.88 cm (48 x 72 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Dancers II” from “Le Sacre du printemps” 1981
Gouache on paper
57.25 x 76.2 cm (22 1/2 x 30 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

“Superimposed Figures VII” from “Le Sacre du printemps” 1981
Gouache on acetate
48.26 x 60.32 cm (19 x 23 3/4 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Set with Dancers II” 1981
Gouache on cardboard
53.34 x 74.93 cm (21 x 29 1/2 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Dancers I” from “Le Sacre du printemps” 1981
Gouache on paper
57.15 x 76.2 cm (22 1/2 x 30 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Superimposed Figures I” from “Le Sacre du printemps” 1981
Gouache on acetate
48.26 x 60.32 cm (19 x 23 3/4 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Courtiers and Masks” from “Le rossignol” 1981
Gouache on paper
50.8 x 73.66 cm (20 x 29 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Nightingale and Fisherman by the Seashore” from “Le rossignol” 1981
Gouache on paper
57.15 x 76.2 cm (22 1/2 x 30 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Raised Stage with Masks, Narrator and Auditorium” 1981
Gouache and tempera on board
73.66 x 101.6 cm (29 x 40 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
1″ Scale Model, Act I, Final Version from “Tristan und Isolde” 1987
Gouache, xerox, balsa, plaster foam core, fabric
127 x 114.3 x 144.78 (50 x 45 x 57 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“August 2021, Landscape with Shadows”
Twelve iPad paintings comprising a single work
© David Hockney

Roads and Paths

David Hockney
“De Longpre Avenue, Hollywood” 1976
Pencil and colored pencil on paper
43.18 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“California Bank” 1964
Acrylic on canvas
76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Medical Building” 1966
Acrylic on canvas
185.42 x 123.8 cm (73 x 48.75 in)
© David Hockney
Collection Tate, U.K.

David Hockney
“Bank Building, Los Angeles” 1967
Colored pencil
43.18 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“1059 Balboa Blvd.” 1967
Colored pencil on paper
35.56 x 45.1 cm (14 x 17 3/4 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles” 1964
Acrylic on canvas
91.44 x 61 cm (36 x 24 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Olympic Boulevard” 1964
Acrylic on canvas
91.44 x 61 cm (36 x 24 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Mulholland Drive, June 1986”
Home made print
Edition of 50
27.94 x 43.2 cm (11 x 17 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Nichols Canyon” 1980
Acrylic on canvas
213.36 x 152.4 cm (84 x 60 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Mulholland Drive: The Road to the Studio” 1980
Acrylic on canvas
218.44 x 617.2 cm (86 x 243 in)
© David Hockney
Collection Los Angeles Country Museum of Art

A person wearing glasses and a yellow and black striped shirt paints a colourful mural on a wall, holding a sketchbook for reference in one hand and using the other hand to paint.

David Hockney Painting Mullholland Drive
Photo Credit: Sidney B Felsen
Sidney B Felsen Archive
©1980 Sidney B. Felsen

A person with blond hair wearing a red and black striped shirt paints a colourful, abstract mural on a large wall using a wide brush. The mural features bold shapes, plants, and winding river patterns.

David Hockney Painting Mullholland Drive
Photo Credit: Sidney B Felsen
Sidney B Felsen Archive
©1980 Sidney B. Felsen

David Hockney
“Small Santa Monica and the Bay from the Mountains” 1990
Oil on canvas
91.44 x 182.9 (36 x 72 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Mountain from Stunt Road” 1990
Oil on canvas
91.44 x 121.9 cm (36 x 48 in)
© David Hockney
Collection Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City

David Hockney
“The Wagner Drive (San Gabriel Mountains)” 2012
Three-camera video
Duration: 43:46
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Nichols Canyon” 1980
Watercolor on paper
43.18 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Mulholland Drive (Version)*” 1986
Home Made Print on 2 sheets of paper (8 1/2 x 11″ each)
21.59 x 55.88 cm (8.5 x 22 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Pacific Coast Highway and Santa Monica” 1990
Oil on canvas
198.12 x 304.8 cm (78 x 120 in)
© David Hockney
Photo Credit: Fabrice Gibert

David Hockney
“The Valley” 1990
Oil on canvas
91.44 x 121.9 cm (36 x 48 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“The Queen’s Window, Westminster Abbey” 2018
Stained glass
© David Hockney
Photo Credit: Jonathan Wilkinson
Westminster Abbey, London

Drawing with a Camera

A person wearing glasses and a light-coloured suit is taking a photo of themselves in a tall, arched mirror. The background includes a bed with clothes on it. The photo is faded and has the letter B written below it.

David Hockney
“Self Portrait, Karlsbad, 1970”

A person with blond hair, wearing glasses, a blue-and-white striped shirt, and a yellow wristwatch, holds a camera up to their face and looks through the viewfinder, preparing to take a photograph.

David Hockney by Paul Joyce

A black-and-white photo shows two older men in a studio, one in a hat gesturing, the other in a UCLA sweatshirt adjusting a camera on a tripod. A young man stands in the background. Art and equipment fill the room.

Geldzahler & Hockney At Tyler Graphics, Mount Kisco, New York, 1978
Photo credit: Steve Schapiro
Collection: Steve Schapiro/Corbis Premium Historical via Getty Images

David Hockney
“My House Montcalm Avenue Los Angeles Friday, February 26th 1982”
Composite polaroid
27.94 x 86.4 cm (11 x 34 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Celia. Los Angeles. April 10th 1982”
Composite polaroid
45.72 x 76.2 cm (18 x 30 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Paul Kasmin and Jasper Conran, Pembroke Studios, London, 8th May 1982”
Composite polaroid
133.35 x 59.7 cm (52.5 x 23.5 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Kasmin, Los Angeles. 28th March 1982”
Composite polaroid
106.045 x 75.57 cm (41.75 x 29.75 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Brian, Los Angeles Sunday 21st March 1982”
Composite polaroid
50.8 x 97.8 cm (20 x 38.5 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Gregory. Los Angeles. March 31st 1982”
Composite polaroid
36.83 x 33.7 cm (14.5 x 13.25 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Imogen and Hermiane, Pembroke Studios, London 30th July 1982”
Composite polaroid
80.01 x 62.2 cm (31.5 x 24.5 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“The Crossword Puzzle, Minneapolis, Jan. 1983”
Photographic collage
Edition of 10
83.82 x 116.84 (33 x 46 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“The Dentist” 1983
Photographic collage
104.775 x 203.2 cm (41.25 x 80 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Jerry Sohn, Montcalm Ave, Los Angeles, Sept. 1982”
Photographic collage
76.835 x 56.52 cm (30.25 x 22.25 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Ian Drawing Ann, Feb. 1983”
Photographic collage
83.82 x 140.65 cm (33 x 55.375 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Raymond Foye Looking at Brooklyn, Dec. 1982”
Photographic collage
Edition of 10
93.98 x 148.59 (37 x 58 1/2 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Pearblossom Hwy., 11-18th April 1986 (Second Version)”
Photographic collage
181.61 x 271.8 cm (71.5 x 107 in)
© David Hockney
Collection of J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

A person wearing a light blue jumper and white cap takes a photo of a small desert tree near a road, with mountains in the background and sunlight creating an orange flare across the image.

David Hockney Photographing, 1987
Photo Credit: Richard Schmidt

David Hockney
“Gregory Swimming Los Angeles March 31st 1982”
Composite polaroid
70.485 x 130.2 cm (27.75 x 51.25 inc)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“The Chairs” 2014
Photographic Drawing
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“The Potted Palm” 2014
Photographic Drawing
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“4 Blue Stools” 2014
Photographic Drawing
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Viewers Looking at a Ready-made with Skull and Mirrors” 2018
Photographic drawing
Assisted by Jonathan Wilkinson
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Pictured Gathering with Mirror” 2018
Photographic drawing
Assisted by Jonathan Wilkinson
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Pictures at an Exhibition” 2018
Photographic drawing
Assisted by Jonathan Wilkinson
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“In the Studio, December 2017”
Photographic Drawing
Assisted by Jonathan Wilkinson
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“25th June 2022, Looking at the Flowers (Framed)”
Photographic drawing
Assisted by Jonathan Wilkinson
© David Hockney

Looking Closely

David Hockney
“The Four Seasons, Woldgate Woods (Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Autumn 2010, Winter 2010)” 2010-2011
36 digital videos synchronized and presented on 36 monitors to comprise a single artwork
Edition of 10 with 2 A.P.s
Duration: 4:21
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“28th April 2020, No. 2”
iPad painting
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“7th May 2020, No. 2”
iPad painting
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Yorkshire April 04 2004”
Pencil, ink and watercolor (Sketchbook)
15.9 x 21.6 cm (closed) (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Kilham. July 2004.” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire”
Watercolor on paper (part 4 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Road and Farmhouse. East Yorkshire. July 2004” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire”
Watercolor on paper (part 32 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Jungle Garden, Burton Agnes Hall I” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 29 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Jungle Garden, Burton Agnes Hall II” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 6 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Road with Two Houses. East Yorkshire.” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 2 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Bridlington. Rooftops and Clouds” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 27 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Looking North. East Yorkshire” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 28 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Cart Track and Pylon. East Yorkshire” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 13 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Yorkshire, Summer, with Power Line” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 30 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Ripening Wheat. East Yorkshire” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 36 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Street Scene. Bridlington” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 18 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Road and Tree, near Wetwang” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 3 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Roadside Plants and Landscape. East Yorkshire.” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 17 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“A Gap in the Hedgerow” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 34 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Valley, Millington. E. Yorks.” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 7 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Harvested Field. East Yorkshire” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 31 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Tangled Bank and Trees. East Yorkshire” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 15 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“The Red House” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 11 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“After Rain” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004 Watercolor on paper (part 33 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Harvest Landscape. East Yorkshire.” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 12 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Field of Bales, East Yorkshire, Gray Day” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 8 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Bungalow and Trees. East Yorkshire II.” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 5 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Trees near Kilham” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 16 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Trees near Rudston” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 23 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Roadside Trees. East Yorkshire.” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 20 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Landscape with Tangled Bank. East Yorkshire” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 19 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Looking towards Huggate. Late Summer” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 25 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Road and Cornfields. East Yorkshire.” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 1 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Combine Harvester. East Yorkshire.” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 9 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Straw Bales and Stubble. East Yorkshire” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 26 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Ripe Corn on the Roman Road. East Yorkshire” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 24 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Harvested Wheat. East Yorkshire” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 35 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Stubble and Still-Green Fields. East Yorkshire” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 22 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

David Hockney
“Harvest, with Farm Equipment” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire” 2004
Watercolor on paper (part 14 of a 36-part work)
38.1 x 57.15 cm (15 x 22 1/2 in)
© David Hockney
Collection The David Hockney Foundation

A person wearing a light cap and blue jacket is drawing a countryside landscape on paper with felt-tip pens, detailing green fields and plants under a blue sky.

David Hockney painting A Gap in the Hedgerow, August 2004 from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire, 2004”
August 2004
Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima

A person wearing a cap and glasses is sitting outdoors on grass, painting a landscape scene with green plants and fields on a piece of paper using a brush. The painting is clipped to a board.

David Hockney painting “A Gap in the Hedgerow” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire, 2004”
Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima

A person paints a rural landscape scene from inside a car, with paint jars, brushes, and palettes arranged on a tray on the passenger seat. The painting shows fields, hay bales, and trees.

David Hockney painting “Field of Bales, East Yorkshire, Grey Day” from “Midsummer: East Yorkshire, 2004”
Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima

An artist wearing a white cap and dark jacket stands outdoors by a table with paints and brushes, working on a bright, leafy green landscape painting set up on an easel beside a grassy path.

David Hockney painting the landscape in East Yorkshire, England 2006
Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima

An older man in a hat and boots paints on a canvas at an easel outdoors, with art supplies on a table nearby. A black and white dog lies on the ground beside him. Fields and greenery are in the background.

David Hockney painting the landscape in East Yorkshire, England, 2006
Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima

An artist in a white hat and braces paints a colourful landscape on a large canvas outdoors, with rolling farmland in the background and art supplies laid out on a nearby table.

David Hockney painting the landscape in East Yorkshire, England 2006
Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima

A person stands outdoors painting a landscape onto large canvases, surrounded by painting supplies on a table. The scene overlooks rolling fields and farmland under a cloudy sky.

David Hockney painting the landscape in East Yorkshire, England 2006
Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima

A winding country road bordered by tall green hedges and wildflowers stretches into the distance under a partly cloudy sky, creating a peaceful rural landscape.

David Hockney
“Early Blossom, Woldgate” 2009
Oil on canvas
91.44 x 182.9 cm (36 x 72 in)
© David Hockney

A vibrant painting of a large shrub with clusters of yellow-white flowers by a road, with green grass, a blue sky, and a house with a red roof in the background.

David Hockney
“Elderflower Blossom, Kilham, July” 2006
Oil on 2 canvases (48 x 36″ each)
121.92 x 182.9 cm (48 x 72 in)
© David Hockney

A colourful painting of a country road lined with lush green grass, trees, and white flowering bushes under a blue sky with scattered clouds. The road curves through a tunnel of foliage.

David Hockney
“Hawthorn Blossom near Rudston” 2008
Oil on 2 canvases (60 x 48″ each)
152.4 x 243.8 cm (60 x 96 in)
© David Hockney

A vibrant painting of a large, leafy shrub with yellowish flowers stands by a curving pink road, surrounded by tall, green grass and fields under a bright blue sky with wispy clouds.

David Hockney
“The Big Hawthorn” 2008
Oil on 9 canvases (36 x 48″ each)
274.32 x 365.8 cm (108 x 144 in)
© David Hockney

A colourful, surreal landscape with a winding red path, green fields, and large, bush-like shapes resembling animal figures. The sky is bright blue, filled with swirling lines, creating a lively, whimsical atmosphere.

David Hockney
“May Blossom on the Roman Road” 2009
Oil on 8 canvases
182.88 x 487.7 cm (72 x 192 in) overall
© David Hockney

A colourful landscape painting shows a path lined with blue trees, stacked yellow logs, a row of brown branches, and a large, bright purple tree stump in the foreground under a vibrant blue sky.

David Hockney
“Winter Timber” 2009
Oil on 15 canvases
274.32 x 609.6 cm (108 x 240 in) overall
© David Hockney

A colourful painting of a forest clearing with tall, thin green trees, a large tree stump in the centre, and two stacks of cut logs on grassy, purple-speckled ground under a bright blue sky.

David Hockney
“Arranged Felled Trees” 2008
Oil on canvas
121.92 x 152.4 cm (48 x 60 in)
© David Hockney

Colourful painting of a forest with bright blue and green trees, a purple tree stump, and stacks of freshly cut logs alongside a winding path under a partly cloudy sky.

David Hockney
“Felled Trees on Woldgate” 2008
Oil on 2 canvases
152.4 x 243.8 cm (60 x 96 in)
© David Hockney
Collection Kunsthalle Würth, Künzelsau, Germany

An artist wearing a long coat and white cap paints a large canvas of a green forest scene outdoors. A table nearby holds paint, brushes, and supplies, and a parked vehicle is visible in the background among tall trees.

David Hockney Painting, May 2006
Woldgate Woods, East Yorkshire
Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima

An artist stands outdoors in front of a large, colourful painting of a green forest, with paint palettes and brushes on a table nearby. Trees and sunlight surround the scene.

David Hockney Painting, May 2006
Woldgate Woods, East Yorkshire
Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima

An artist in a light cap and blue jacket paints outdoors, surrounded by tall trees. He works at a table filled with brushes and paints, whilst a large green forest-themed canvas stands behind him.

David Hockney Painting, May 2006
Woldgate Woods, East Yorkshire
Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima

A colourful painting shows a forest with tall, thin trees and a path that splits in two directions. The scene uses vibrant greens for foliage and purples for the path, giving it a lively, almost abstract appearance.

David Hockney
“Woldgate Woods II, 16 & 17 May” 2006
Oil on 6 canvases
182.88 x 165.76 cm (72 x 144 in overall)
© David Hockney

 

Colourful painting of a lush green forest with tall, thin trees and two winding purple paths leading into the distance. Bright green foliage fills the scene, and sunlight filters through the leaves.

David Hockney
“Woldgate Woods III, 20 & 21 May” 2006
Oil on 6 canvases
182.88 x 165.76 cm (72 x 144 in overall)
© David Hockney

 

A painting of a lush green forest with tall trees and vibrant foliage, featuring two winding dirt paths that diverge and a sunlit clearing in the background. The scene is divided by faint vertical and horizontal lines.

David Hockney
“Woldgate Woods, 26, 27 & 30 July” 2006
Oil on 6 canvases
182.88 x 165.76 cm (72 x 144 in overall)
© David Hockney

 

A vibrant painting of leafless trees in winter, their branches forming intricate patterns against a pale sky. A road curves beside the trees, and red-brick buildings with blue roofs are partly visible behind the trunks.

David Hockney
“Bigger Trees near Warter or/ou Peinture sur le Motif pour le Nouvel Age Post-Photographique” 2007
Oil on 50 canvases
457.2 x 1219.2 cm (180 x 480 in) overall
© David Hockney
Collection Tate, U.K.

David Hockney
“Winter Road Near Kilham” 2008
Computer Drawing
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Summer Road Near Kilham” 2008
Computer Drawing
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven)”
Oil on 32 canvases
365.76 x 975.4 cm (144 x 384 in)
© David Hockney
Collection Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée national d’art moderne – Centre de creation Industrielle

David Hockney
“18th – 27th June 2021, La Dorette Winding its Way”
Eight iPad paintings comprising a single work
© David Hockney

“Remember You Cannot Look at the Sun or Death for Very Long,” 26th April 2020
iPad painting with animation
Duration: 1:15
© David Hockney

Pools

A series of film strips shows people swimming, floating, and relaxing in a clear outdoor pool, with trees and blue sky in the background. The images capture underwater and above-water scenes in sequence.

“Pool, Los Angeles, 1980s”

A collage of Polaroid photos arranged in a grid shows a person swimming underwater in a pool. The sequence captures their movement across the pool, with two extra Polaroid photos placed at the bottom left corner.

David Hockney
“Ian Swimming. Los Angeles March 11th 1982”
Composite polaroid
70.485 x 130.2 cm (27.75 x 51.25 in)
© David Hockney
Pool, Los Angeles, 1980s

A young man with short blond hair and a red jacket stands on a roadside near a sign pointing to Palm Springs and Los Angeles. The handwritten caption below reads “Palm Springs 1967”.

“Palm Springs 1964”

A person with short blond hair smiles in a rooftop swimming pool. Behind them are pool chairs, a life preserver, and a glass fence, with houses and hills in the background. Handwritten text reads: pool on the roof of Continental Hotel Hollywood 1964.

“Pool on the roof of Continental Hotel Hollywood 1964”

A young person with short blond hair, wearing a white T-shirt and blue shorts, stands with arms crossed by the metal railing of a back garden pool, surrounded by greenery and palm trees.

“By René’s pool in Los Angeles, 1964”

A person with short blond hair, round sunglasses, and a white T-shirt stands with arms crossed outdoors. There are trees and mountains in the background. Palm Springs is handwritten below the photo.

“Palm Springs 1964”

A person with short blond hair, wearing a blue T-shirt and shorts, stands with arms crossed by a back garden pool. Behind them is a white house with a pergola. Handwritten text below reads L.A. 64.

“L.A. 64.”
DH standing by René’s pool
1964

A person in shorts and sunglasses stands by a yellow fire hydrant in front of a stop sign on a street in Venice, California. The photo, labelled Venice Calif., 1964, shows buildings and a van in the background.

“Venice Calif 1964”

A young man in a blue T-shirt and light trousers sits cross-legged at the edge of a swimming pool in front of a white house with garden furniture. Trees and shrubs are visible in the background. Los Angeles 69 is handwritten below.

“Los Angeles 64.” 1964
Smoking on the diving board by René’s Pool

A person is swimming alone in an outdoor pool in front of a white house with a balcony and trellis. A buoy marked 70 floats nearby. The word L.A. is written on the photo’s border.

“L.A.” 1964
In René’s pool

A kidney-shaped swimming pool with a blue swirling pattern on the bottom is surrounded by stone tiles, potted plants, and colourful loungers. The pool has a ladder and a small slide at one end.

Pool, Los Angeles, 1987
Photo Credit: Richard Schmidt

Two boys stand in front of a modern white building. One wears thick glasses and a blue jumper, holding his head and smiling. The other, in a striped shirt with a jumper over his shoulder, looks away thoughtfully.

David Hockney and Peter Schlesinger at LACMA
Los Angeles, 1966

A young man with blond hair, wearing a red jacket and light trousers, stands smiling by a swimming pool. Trees and bushes are in the background. The handwritten caption reads “René pool L.A. 64”.

“René’s pool L.A. 64” 1964

David Hockney
“Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy” 1968
Acrylic on canvas
212.09 x 303.53 cm (83.5 x 119.5 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman)” 1968
Acrylic on canvas
213.36 x 304.8 cm (84 x 120 in)
© David Hockney
Collection Art Institute Chicago

David Hockney
“Beverly Hills Housewife” 1966 – 1967
Acrylic on 2 canvases
182.88 x 365.8 cm (72 x 144 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Rubber Ring Floating in a Swimming Pool” 1971
Acrylic on canvas
91.44 x 121.9 cm (36 x 48 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Sunbather” 1966
Acrylic on canvas
182.88 x 182.9 cm (72 x 72 in)
© David Hockney
Collection Museum Ludwig, Cologne

David Hockney
“Peter Getting Out of Nick’s Pool” 1966
Acrylic on canvas
152 x 152 cm (60 x 60 in)
© David Hockney
Collection Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

David Hockney
“California” 1965
Acrylic on canvas
152.4 x 198.1 cm (60 x 78 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“The Swimming Lesson” 1965
Oil on canvas
60.96 x 61 cm (24 x 24 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Two Boys in a Pool, Hollywood” 1965
Acrylic on canvas
152.4 x 152.4 cm (60 x 60 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Le Plongeur (Paper Pool 18)” 1978
Colored and pressed paper pulp
182.88 x 434.34 cm (72 x 171 in)
© David Hockney / Tyler Graphics Ltd.
Collection Bradford Museums & Galleries, Bradford, U.K.

David Hockney
“Gregory in the Pool (Paper Pool 4)” 1978
Colored and pressed paper pulp
Variation K
81.28 x 127 cm (32 x 50 in)
© David Hockney / Tyler Graphics Ltd.

David Hockney
“A Large Diver (Paper Pool 27)” 1978
Colored and pressed paper pulp
182.88 x 434.34 (72 x 171 in)
© David Hockney / Tyler Graphics Ltd.
Photo Credit: Fabrice Gibert
Collection San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA)

David Hockney
“Piscine avec Trois Bleus (Paper Pool 6)” 1978
Colored and pressed paper pulp
182.88 x 217.17 cm (72 x 85 1/2 in)
© David Hockney / Tyler Graphics Ltd.

David Hockney
“Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)” 1972
Acrylic on canvas
213.36 x 304.8 cm (84 x 120 in)
© David Hockney

David Hockney
“Day Pool with Three Blues (Paper Pool 7)” 1978
Colored and pressed paper pulp
182.88 x 217.17 (72 x 85 1/2 in)
© David Hockney / Tyler Graphics Ltd.

David Hockney
“Piscine a Minuit (Paper Pool 19)” 1978
Colored and pressed paper pulp
182.88 x 217.17 (72 x 85 1/2 in)
© David Hockney / Tyler Graphics Ltd.
Collection Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

David Hockney
“Schwimmbad Mitternacht (Paper Pool 11)” 1978
Colored and pressed paper pulp
182.88 x 217.17 (72 x 85 1/2 in)
© David Hockney / Tyler Graphics Ltd.
Photo Credit: Richard Schmidt

David Hockney
“Fall Pool with Two Flat Blues (Paper Pool 28)” 1978
Colored and pressed paper pulp
182.88 x 217.17 (72 x 85 1/2 in)
© David Hockney / Tyler Graphics Ltd.
Photo Credit: Diogo Maia Photography

David Hockney
“Swimming Pool with Reflection (Paper Pool 5)” 1978
Colored and pressed paper pulp
182.88 x 217.17 (72 x 85 1/2 in)
© David Hockney / Tyler Graphics Ltd.

David Hockney
“A Bigger Splash” 1967
Acrylic on canvas
242.5 x 243.9 x 3 cm (96 x 96 x 1.181 in)
© David Hockney
Collection Tate, U.K.