Hockney pool

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View Drawing of a pool and towel By Hockney David; 17 x 137/8in. (43.1 x 34.9cm.); . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

A Bigger Splash, Tate Modern's sprawling survey of painting and performance art featuring Hockney, Pollock and Klein, is a fascinating, messy, and entertaining show, writes Richard Dorment.

Green Pool with Diving Board and Shadow (Paper Pool 3)

David Hockey — A Bigger Splash, 1967.

Green Pool with Diving Board and Shadow (Paper Pool 3)

This painting won the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition 6 (now known as the John Moores Painting Prize) in 1967. It shows the communal swimming pool of an apartment block at 1145 Larrabee Street, Hollywood, just north of Sunset Boulevard. This was the home of one of Hockney's friends, the art dealer and gallery owner Nick Wilder. Hockney lived there from summer 1966 until early 1967 whilst at the same time renting a decrepit studio in central Los Angeles. Hockney’s boyfriend, Peter…

The 3rd graders are identifying and creating movement in art this week. Like the kinders, they looked at the work of painter David Hockney for inspiration. We looked at a couple paintings from his LA pool paintings and identified that he created movement by using wavy lines and by using lines to create a splash. We then drew out a pool shape together. After that, students were free to add any details they wanted to. Students colored everything except the water with color sticks. I reminded…

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