David Hockney Swimming Pool Painting

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David hockney swimming pool painting.

One of the most iconic images in the artist s oeuvre david hockney s portrait of an artist pool with two figures is a story of two compositions. The tangled designs on the bottom of the pool itself make it seem like its own abstract painting within the painting. He has captured the moment just after someone has dived in. Picture of a hollywood swimming pool is an interesting almost minimalist take on the subject.

David hockney in his hollywood hills studio in 2017. London reuters david hockney s los angeles pool painting the splash fetched 23 1 million pounds 29 9 million at a sale on london on tuesday auctioneers sotheby s said compared with a. It measures 7 ft 10 ft 2 1 m 3 0 m 1 and depicts two figures. 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.

He chose a new. One swimming underwater and one clothed male figure looking down at the swimmer. The first started in 1971 was inspired by the serendipitous juxtaposition of two photographs on the artist s studio floor. Hockney s first experiment with the swimming pool motif was painted in 1964.

Michael childers hockney s swimming pool paintings exerted a powerful influence on other artists. David hockney with a model in the pool at hockney s house in the hollywood hills in a 1978 photograph by michael childers. The splash is the only clue to their presence in the scene. Realizing the futility of his efforts hockney abandoned that effort and reinvigorated started the painting all over again.