The art of David Hockney is always engaging in its pleasant ambiguities: his prints, drawings and paintings are warm but somehow aloof; filled with light yet often dark and brooding in subject; simple, frank and mundane, but also ethereal and complex. The artist’s stature in the contemporary art world is such that, in a 2011 survey of one thousand British painters and sculptors, he was named the most influential British artist of all time.
Hockney grew up in Bradford, in the northern English county of Yorkshire, studying at the Bradford School of Art from 1953 to ’57, and at the Royal College of Art in London from 1959 to 1962. Though he was educated in art at a time when abstraction dominated the field, Hockney stuck resolutely to figurative painting and drawing.
Hockney's early paintings suggest a search for a style, veering from Expressionism to a grotesquerie suggestive of James Ensor. But Hockney found himself almost the moment he arrived in Los Angeles, in 1963. The move from the gray and rainy Britain to a world of bright sunshine and sparkling water brought Hockney a sense of freedom and an artistic epiphany. He would spend most of the next five years in L.A., painting luminous pictures, such as A Bigger Splash (1967), of things that made him happy: swimming pools, manicured lawns, palm trees, stucco buildings and luxuries like shower stalls. Hockney also painted people, almost always his friends. His California portraits such as Beverly Hills Housewife (1966) are considered to be his finest work. They are at once grandly scaled, intimate and poetic.
In the 1970s, Hockney moved back to Britain and spent much of his time on photography and printmaking. He returned to painting in the 1980s, and to subjects like still lifes, seascapes and portraits. Hockney has always been fascinated by the use of technology in art — he’s credited with inventing the technique of joining Polaroid photos in a collage to form a panoramic picture — and has been using the Brush app to paint on an iPad. Because he was prolific and worked in a wide range of mediums, Hockney’s art is available at many price points. His consistently striking and provocative work should have a place in any comprehensive collection of contemporary art.
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$7,500
David Hockney and Stanley Driving Hollywood Hills (Hand Signed by David Hockney)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Photograph on paper Hand signed by David Hockney in black marker on the front Photograph by Ray Charles White This work has been elegantly framed in a museum quality white wood frame...
Photographic Paper
Alaska Homemade Laser Print
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
1990 Unique homemade laser print on Parsons Linen Ledger cotton fibre paper, with the manufacturer's watermarks 21.5 x 28cm Inscribed "Alaska snap laser print 1990" Published by the ...
Cotton, Laser, Paper
$90
H 4.22 in W 3.47 in D 0.04 in
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Fairy' - signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Fairy (Heavenly Falls)' - 2016 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid. Pola...
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
$90
H 4.22 in W 3.47 in D 0.04 in
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Long Way Home' - signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Long Way Home' - 1999 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Edit...
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
$16,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.5 in W 41.75 in D 2 in
Warhol's America Black and White Print (1982), 2020
By Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
The 'Andy Warhol American Flag' is an archival pigment black and white photographic print on paper, an exclusive photograph of the beloved pop-art icon Andy Warhol, created by Christ...
Archival Paper
$3,500
H 37.5 in W 30 in
Randal Ford - Mountain Lion No. 2, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Stamford, CT
Available Sizes: 37.5 x 30 in Edition of 15 50 x 40 in Edition of 10 60 x 48 in Edition of 5 Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, ...
Luster, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital...
$270
H 4.22 in W 11.11 in D 0.04 in
3 Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Minis 'Radha Mind Screen' - signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
3 Stefanie Schneider Polaroid-sized unlimited Minis 'Radha Mind Screen' - 1999 - triptych signed in front, not mounted. 3 Digital Color Photographs based on the 3 Polaroids. 10.7...
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
$30,000
H 8 in W 10 in
Andy Warhol with Ronald Perelman at the Beverly Hills Hotel
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts inventory number written on verso and initialed Tim Hunt (“T.J.H.”). This is a unique work which comes with a Certificate of Provenance from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts issued by Christie’s, the acting registrar of The Foundation. Provenance: Estate of the Artist to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to Hedges Projects...
Silver Gelatin
$270
H 4.22 in W 11.11 in D 0.04 in
3 Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Minis 'Radha Mind Screen' - signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
3 Stefanie Schneider Polaroid-sized unlimited Minis 'Radha Mind Screen' - 1999 - triptych signed in front, not mounted. 3 Digital Color Photographs based on the 3 Polaroids. 10.7...
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Penny Marshall and Brian Ferry
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Art...
Silver Gelatin
Michael J. Fox
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique taken by Andy Warhol at a party at a restaurant (possibly for the movie "Light of Day") with Michael J. Fox, Joan Jett, Allan Carr, Nona Hendryx, Richard Weisman,...
Silver Gelatin
$100
H 4.22 in W 3.47 in D 0.04 in
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized Minis - 'Saigon' - signed, loose
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Mini Saigon (Stranger than Paradise) - 2003 signed in front, not mounted. Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Editions 1999-2023...
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 22.5 in D 2 in
Archival Photographic Print 'Portrait of Andy Warhol', 1985/2025
By Andrew Unangst
Located in New York, NY
The archival ‘Portrait of Andy Warhol’ in black and white is a photographic pop-art print. This print is an edition of 50 and the photo was taken in 1985 by photographer Andrew Unang...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$18,000
H 8 in W 10 in
Anti Defamation League Dinner with Halston & Elizabeth Taylor
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication...
Silver Gelatin
Still Life with Hats
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
1973 Chromogenic print in colours on photographic paper Image 23.9 x 17.8 cm Sheet 26.9 x 20.8 cm From the Series Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney Signed with initials a...
Photographic Paper, C Print
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H 24 in W 34 in
Venice Walk 1983 Vintage David Hockney Exhibition Poster in turquoise teal
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This vintage exhibition poster features a David Hockney photographic collage. Hockney’s keen eye and uncanny ability to capture his subjects’ individuality is evident in this casual portrait of Gregory Evans walking in Venice, California. Hockney’s longtime friend, one-time manager, and former lover, Evans has served as a longtime model and inspiration to the artist for over 40 years. Here, Gregory dons stylish heeled brown boots and flared blue jeans, with red backpack...
Lithograph
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H 39 in W 24 in
Vintage David Hockney Poster Gregory Loading His Camera 1983 in millennial pink
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This vintage exhibition poster features a David Hockney photographic collage. A young man with a mop of curls wearing brown leather loafers crouches over his camera, reloading its f...
Lithograph
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H 39 in W 24 in
Vintage David Hockney Poster Gregory Loading His Camera 1983 in millennial pink
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This vintage exhibition poster features a David Hockney photographic collage. A young man with a mop of curls wearing brown leather loafers crouches over his camera, reloading its f...
Lithograph
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H 39 in W 24 in
Vintage David Hockney Poster Gregory Loading His Camera 1983 in millennial pink
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This vintage exhibition poster features a David Hockney photographic collage. A young man with a mop of curls wearing brown leather loafers crouches over his camera, reloading its f...
Lithograph
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H 39 in W 24 in
Vintage David Hockney Poster Gregory Loading His Camera 1983 in millennial pink
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This vintage exhibition poster features a David Hockney photographic collage. A young man with a mop of curls wearing brown leather loafers crouches over his camera, reloading its f...
Lithograph
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H 39 in W 24 in
Vintage David Hockney Poster Gregory Loading His Camera 1983 in millennial pink
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This vintage exhibition poster features a David Hockney photographic collage. A young man with a mop of curls wearing brown leather loafers crouches over his camera, reloading its f...
Lithograph
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H 39 in W 24 in
Vintage David Hockney Poster Gregory Loading His Camera 1983 in millennial pink
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This vintage exhibition poster features a David Hockney photographic collage. A young man with a mop of curls wearing brown leather loafers crouches over his camera, reloading its f...
Lithograph
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H 39 in W 24 in
Vintage Hockney Poster Gregory Loading His Camera 1983 vintage millennial pink
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This vintage exhibition poster features a David Hockney photographic collage. A young man with a mop of curls wearing brown leather loafers crouches over his camera, reloading its f...
Lithograph
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H 4.14 in W 3.55 in
Byron Upton -- Unique, Polaroid Print, Photograph by David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
DAVID HOCKNEY Byron Upton, 1977 Unique polaroid print of Byron Upton Signed and Inscribed 'It's inspiring me already. Much love David’ in ink Photograph: 10.5 x 9.0 cm (4.1 x 3.5 ...
Polaroid
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H 4.14 in W 3.55 in
A Young Model -- Unique, Polaroid Print, Photograph by David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
DAVID HOCKNEY A Young Model, 1977 Unique polaroid print of Byron Upton Signed and titled in ink Photograph: 10.5 x 9.0 cm (4.1 x 3.5 in) PROVENANCE The estates of David & Ann Gr...
Polaroid
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H 39 in W 24 in
Exhibition Poster Gregory Loading His Camera 1983 in vintage millennial pink
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This vintage exhibition poster features a David Hockney photographic collage. A young man with a mop of curls wearing brown leather loafers crouches over his camera, reloading its f...
Lithograph