I’d never really heard of him until I stumbled into an exhibit in 2022 pairing his work with Matisse. While many artists seem to repeat themselves in a narrow corner, I liked how both of them explored restlessly.
The painting shown at the bottom here really stopped me in my tracks — it’s luminous.
BREAKING: David Hockney, an icon of 20th-century art, has died at age 88, his publicist says.
Leigh Walton
bit.ly
Acclaimed British artist David Hockney has died aged 88. Hockney’s publicist, Erica Bolton, says he died on Thursday, a few weeks short of his 89th birthday.