Sixty years since David Hockney first plunged himself into the quiet magic ... painting California Art Collector (1964); one featured more prominently in Picture of a Hollywood Pool of the same year.

and the photo collage "Rain on the Pool," 1982. Sketchbook pages display a masterful, loose line. "Como," 2003 as well as "Andalusia. Mosque, Cordova," 2004, are notable examples. Dedicated Hockney ...

“As one of David Hockney’s first of a series of now fabled pool paintings, California stands as one of the most important pictures of the artist’s career,” says Joseph Braka, a junior ...

Image “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)” (1972), acrylic on canvas.Credit...David Hockney via Louis Vuitton Foundation; Photo By Jenni Carter/Art Gallery Of New South Wales The ...

David Hockney, “Paper Pool 15” (1978), colored and pressed ... “Celia in Red and White Dress” (1972), crayon, 17 x 14 inches (photo by Steve Oliver) Additional highlights of the show ...

David Hockney's work "Gregory in the Pool (Paper Pool 4)" is part of his ... He made much work at his friend’s house, spreading photos for collages and drawings all across the floor and dinner ...

His most popularly beloved phases of painting – the California pool scenes of the 1960s ... owlishly-preppy flair of the artist himself. Hockney (no David required) is a bona fide national ...