From the bottom: A pool, with part of a diving-board, water splashing.
At the pool-side a small chair. Behind the chair part of a house, two palm-trees and a stretch of sky.
Click link below to see for yourself!
It was his own decision, which we can know nothing about.
A pool where someone has dived in and the splash is still showing.
Acrylic on canvas.
The photo collage is from 1982, the painting from 1985..
On 21 June 2006, his painting of The Splash fetched £2.6 million.
Grapefruit
It was painted in 1967.
It is called 'The Splash', painted in 1967. That year he also painted 'A Bigger Splash' and 'A Little Splash'.
The photo collage is from 1982, the painting from 1985..
On 21 June 2006, his painting of The Splash fetched £2.6 million.
It is up to every viewer to decide. "A Bigger Splash" may be the best known of his paintings.
Grapefruit
It was painted in 1967.
It is called 'The Splash', painted in 1967. That year he also painted 'A Bigger Splash' and 'A Little Splash'.
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At the Tate Gallery in London.
The one from 1985 is 47x33 cm.
You can see David Hockney at work in a recent DVD called 'David Hockney: A Bigger Picture'.
The best-known of them all is 'A Bigger Splash'.'A Bigger Grand Canyon' or 'Mr.and Mrs. Clark and Percy' may come in second.CLick link below for a site where you can see two of them!
David Hockneys date of birth is 9th of July 1937 (which means he is 73 years old) and he was born in Bradford in Yorkshire.