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David Hockney

Painter, printmaker, set designer, photographer (1937-2026) · United Kingdom · Artists · Died at 88

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David Hockney was a British painter, stage designer and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

A life in dates

2026In memoriamDied11 June 20262025Officer of the Legion of HonourAward2018Queen Sonja Print AwardAward2015California Hall of FameAward2012Order of MeritAward1997Media Award of the German AIDS FoundationAwardOrder of the Companions of HonourAward1989Praemium ImperialeAward1967John Moores Painting PrizeAward1937Born9 July 1937

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Awards

Officer of the Legion of Honour2025
Queen Sonja Print Award2018
California Hall of Fame2015
Order of Merit2012
Media Award of the German AIDS Foundation1997
Order of the Companions of Honour1997
Praemium Imperiale1989
John Moores Painting Prize1967
Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts

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David Hockney was a British painter, stage designer and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. He was known for his vivid, stylised realism and championed figurative work, often in a bold style, during a period when abstract art predominated.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2026 · aged 88

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