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
David Hockney ('The Student - Homage to Picasso')
by David Hockney
etching, 1973
NPG 5280
by Dmitri Kasterine
modern bromide print from original negative, 2009, based on a work of 1974
NPG P1331
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 5 July 1977
NPG P1183
David Hockney ('Self Portrait 30th Sept.')
by David Hockney
charcoal, 1983
NPG 6473
by David Dawson
chromogenic print, 2002
NPG P1001
'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
Peter Crutch; Peter Phillips; David Hockney
by Geoff Reeve
bromide print on card mount, spring 1961
NPG x24969
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on card mount, March 1965
NPG x14108
by Patrick Lichfield
archival inkjet print, February 1967
NPG x128489
by Godfrey Argent
Modern bromide print, 29 May 1969
NPG x127780
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on card mount, 1969
NPG x40200
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 29 May 1969
NPG x18505
by Francis Goodman
twelve 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, 9 February 1970
NPG x195468
by Francis Goodman
twelve 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, 9 February 1970
NPG x195469
by Francis Goodman
twelve 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, 9 February 1970
NPG x195470
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 9 February 1970
NPG x195544
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 9 February 1970
NPG x195545
David Hockney; Patrick Procktor and an unknown man
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, circa 1970
NPG x24968
by Bob Collins
modern bromide print from original 35mm negative, 1972
NPG x126191
by Mayotte Magnus
modern bromide print from original negative, 1972
NPG x138821
by Bob Collins
bromide fibre print, 1972
NPG x34127
by Bob Collins
bromide fibre print, 1972
NPG x34128
by Johnny Dewe-Mathews
bromide print, November 1972
NPG x16130
by Nicholas Elder
bromide print on cream card mount, August 1973
NPG x4034
David Hockney; David Stoltz; Ian Falconer
by Michael Childers
chromogenic print, 1982
NPG x128886
by Jim McHugh
digital archival colour print, 1983
NPG x128739
by Heather Waddell
bromide fibre print, August 1985
NPG x32980
by Heather Waddell
bromide fibre print, August 1985
NPG x32981
'At Dinner' (Frank Auerbach; Lucian Freud; David Hockney)
by David Dawson
chromogenic print, 2002
NPG x126307
'Summer evening in the Garden' (Julia Auerbach (née Wolstenholme); Frank Auerbach; David Hockney)
by David Dawson
chromogenic print, 2003
NPG x134646
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