Celebrated British contemporary artist David Hockney dies at 88

Cover image: British painter David Hockney poses at the Orangerie museum in Paris on October 7, 2021. © Thomas Coex, AFP

British artist David Hockney has died at 88, his publicist said on Friday. Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, worked in a range of mediums but is best known for his vivid use of colour in paintings depicting scenes from California, Normandy and the UK.

British artist David Hockney, considered one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his public relations agent announced Friday.