Auerelien Meunier/Getty ImagesA master of colour, Hockney painted everyday subjects including the landscapes around himBritish artist David Hockney, who has died aged 88, was one of the most influential artists of the modern era.
Over a prolific seven-decade career, he became famous for the variety, depth and innovation of his artworks, which spanned landscapes of his native Yorkshire, sun-drenched paintings of life in Los Angeles, and iPad portraits of friends and family.
Hockney was lauded for his diverse techniques and embraced digital art in his later years. Below are some examples of his celebrated art and the artist at work.
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Getty ImagesDevoted to drawing from an early age, he worked long days in the studio throughout his life
Getty ImagesHockney's unique vision was quickly recognised, and he is pictured here in the 1960s with an award-winning painting called Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool
Getty ImagesHockney's appearance may have been flamboyant but his work ethic was phenomenal
Getty ImagesThe 1960s were a time of pop art and abstract expressionism, although Hockney steered his own singular path through his paintings
Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesEmigrating to Los Angeles in the 1960s inspired some of his most famous works, including one called A Bigger Splash
Getty ImagesHis family was a recurring theme in his paintings, including this one of his parents
PA MediaMany of his works were of friends as well as family, such as these life portraits
Getty ImagesIn playful mood at his studio in Bayswater, London, in the 1970s
Getty ImagesAt his Los Angeles home in the 1980s in front of some of his paintings
Getty ImagesMan and dog - his playful sense of fun is apparent in this photograph
Getty ImagesHockney created some of his works on a monumental scale, including this scene of spring in Woldgate, West Yorkshire
APHe took inspiration from everyday scenes, painting what was around him
PA MediaHe embraced new technology and used it to create works big and small
AFP via Getty ImagesThis artwork, called A Year In Normandy, was painted during lockdown
PA MediaCard players were the theme of these paintings at an exhibition in London
Getty ImagesThis was the scene at the gala opening in 2023 of an exhibition in London
EPANot all of his work was huge in scale. He was just as happy making iPad paintings of his favourite trees, or intimate portraits such as this one of Harry Styles
AFP via Getty ImagesPictured with the then Prince Charles in 1994. Hockney refused a knighthood in 1990
Getty ImagesHockney is pictured here in 2021 at an exhibition of his work at the Orangerie museum in ParisDavid HockneyArtCulture
