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When English painter David Hockney first flew into Los Angeles in the early 1960s, he was struck by the aerial view of bright blue swimming pools scattered across the city. “In England, a swimming ...

There’s a new record for a painting by a living artist. An iconic 1972 painting by British artist David Hockney soared to $90.3 million at Christie's on Thursday. With Christie's commission, "Portrait ...

When the hammer came down at Christie’s in New York on Thursday evening, it made more of a splash than a bang. David Hockney’s 1972 painting “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)” had gone ...

It was standing-room only to watch history in the making in the packed sales room at Christie's, where applause broke out when the epic sale concluded, the painting hammering for $124 million. British ...

Money has never mattered that much to David Hockney, as long as he has enough to continue working. But equally, he’s also always had a good memory for figures – for the pounds, shillings and pence. As ...

A David Hockney painting of a man in a pink jacket overlooking a sun-dappled swimming pool sold for $90.3 million at Christie’s in New York on Thursday—setting a record for a living artist at auction.

Money has never mattered that much to David Hockney, as long as he has enough to continue working. But equally, he’s also always had a good memory for figures – for the pounds, shillings and pence. As ...