{"id":1694,"date":"2026-06-12T10:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:37:57","slug":"david-hockney-legendary-british-artist-dies-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=1694","title":{"rendered":"David Hockney, Legendary British Artist, Dies at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tDavid Hockney, the revolutionary British painter, has died. He was 88.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe artist\u2019s publicist confirmed his death in a statement to BBC News on Friday. It read: \u201cThe celebrated British artist David Hockney, one of the most important figures in contemporary art in both the 20th and 21st centuries, passed away peacefully at home on 11 June 2026, one month short of his 89th birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=1692\">How Much Did Ex-Paramount President Jeff Shell Pay to Settle Gambler\u2019s Suit? Nothing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tA cause of death was not immediately made available. He is survived by his partner, Jean-Pierre Gon\u00e7alves de Lima.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHockney was indeed one of the most influential figures in the art world, working across paint, photographs, and lithographs. He made a name for himself through the \u201960s and \u201970s, his trademark swimming pool portraits making him a superstar in Los Angeles, where Hockney would purchase a home in 1964. He was undaunted by modern media and in recent years, even took his talent to the iPad.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=1690\">Steven Spielberg Says James Bond Franchise \u201cCan\u2019t Afford Me\u201d Now After Previously Rejecting Him<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn 2018, one of his 1972 swimming pool paintings, <em>Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)<\/em> \u2014\u00a0a rich piece with popping greens and blues \u2014 sold for nearly \u00a370 million ($94m) at a New York City auction, a record at the time for a living artist. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Yorkshireman was raised in Bradford and educated at Wellington Primary School before honing his artistic gift at London\u2019s Royal College of Art. There, Hockney was featured in the exhibition <em>New Contemporaries<\/em>, marking the arrival of British pop art, and his early display of expressionism would draw comparisons to Francis Bacon.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=1688\">FX to Release \u2018Adults\u2019 Prequel Episode<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>More to come\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Hockney, the revolutionary British painter, has died. 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