David Hockney
(1937-), ArtistSitter in 49 portraits
Artist associated with 15 portraits
David Hockney is considered one of the most celebrated British contemporary artists. Hockney studied at the Bradford School of Art (1953-7) and the Royal College of Art (1959-62) with R.B. Kitaj, Allen Jones and Derek Boshier. Graduating with a gold medal, he became a leading figure in Pop Art. His work embraces drawing, painting, printmaking, photography and stage design. His first retrospective was at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1970. In 1999 he began hundreds of portraits using camera lucida, on which he published research. In recent years, Hockney has divided his time between Los Angeles and London, and created work using the Brushes iPad app. Exhibitions of his portraits include David Hockney Portraits (National Portrait Gallery, 2006-7) and 82 Portraits and 1 Still-life (RA, 2016).
More on Hockney: David Hockney: Drawing from Life
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies; Sir Harrison Birtwistle
by David Hockney
pen and ink on paper, 1970
NPG 6515
David Hockney ('The Student - Homage to Picasso')
by David Hockney
etching, 1973
NPG 5280
Don Bachardy; Christopher Isherwood
by David Hockney
lithograph, 1976
NPG 6024
David Hockney ('Self Portrait 30th Sept.')
by David Hockney
charcoal, 1983
NPG 6473
Sir George William Langham Christie; (Patricia) Mary (née Nicholson), Lady Christie
by David Hockney
watercolour, 2002
NPG 6624
'Self-Portrait with Charlie' (David Hockney; Charles Dare Scheips)
by David Hockney
oil on canvas, 2005
On display in Room 30 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6819
Richard Neville; Jim Anderson; Felix Dennis
after David Hockney
offset lithograph, 1971
NPG D1212
Illustrated Menu from Langans Brasserie (Peter Langan; Michael Caine; Richard Shepherd)
after David Hockney
colour offset lithograph, 1981 or before
NPG D33979
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