David Hockney, Pioneering Figurative Painter, Dies at 88
By
Holland Cotter
Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
Summary
David Hockney, the renowned English artist known for his colorful figurative paintings that challenged the dominance of abstract art, has died at age 88 at his home in London. His publicist confirmed the death but no cause was provided. Hockney's work turned trans-Atlantic attention to figurative and narrative art beginning in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and he remained productively active almost until the end of his life.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledDavid Hockney, the English artist whose deftly designed and suavely colored paintings turned trans-Atlantic attention to figurative and narrative art beginning in the late 1950s and early 1960s after decades in which abstraction had dominated, died on Thursday at his home in London.
His colorful figurative paintings were both conservative and iconoclastic, defying the dominant abstract schools of the mid-20th century.
He remained unfailingly productive almost to the end of his life.
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