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David Hockney's Most Famous Paintings: All 100, Ranked

Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 331 værker af David Hockney i vores katalog

In short

The David Hockney painting most people know is Portræt af en kunstners pool med to figurer (1971). Right after it come Et større splash (1967) and Pool med to figurer. Out of 331 works by David Hockney in our catalogue, these 100 are the best known. Each one comes with its year, its museum and a short note on what makes it stand out.

1937 – 2026, Bradford Pop art Flest værker: Metropolitan Museum of Art

David Hockney's top 10: the pieces everyone knows

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Portræt af en kunstners pool med to figurer (1971) af David Hockney

Portræt af en kunstners pool med to figurer

1971 · Akryl på lærred

David Hockney’s ‘Portræt af en kunstners pool med to figurer’ er ikke blot en skildring af to individer, der nyder en sommerlig eftermiddag; det er en dyb meditation over lys, rum og selve observationens natur. Dette monumentale akryl på lærred-værk fra 1972 – med sine imponerende dimensioner på 7 fod over for 10 fod – etablerer øjeblikkeligt Hockneys signaturstil: en mesterlig blanding af realisme og levende farver, der indfanger ikke…

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Et større splash (1967) af David Hockney

Et større splash

1967 · Olie på lærred

David Hockney’s “A Bigger Splash” er mere end blot et maleri; det er en fængslende øjebliksbillede af californisk livsstil fanget i akrylfarver. Fra 1967 udstråler dette ikoniske værk en utrolig energi og en skarp, moderne æstetik, der definerede Pop Art-bevægelsen. Forestil dig et perfekt formet modernistisk hus med store glasfacader, omgivet af palmer under en klar blå himmel – og så pludseligt, en eksplosion af vand, der bryder over poolens…

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Pool med to figurer af David Hockney

Pool med to figurer

Olie på lærred

Dyk ned i en betagende verden af ro og kontemplation med dette mesterværk, der inviterer os til et fredeligt udendørs miljø. Billedet fremstiller en kvinde i en livlig rød jakke, der står ved kanten af en svømmehal, hendes blik rettet nedad mod en anden person, der flyder ansigt nedad i vandet. De frodige grønne træer og de bølgende bakker i baggrunden, badet i det bløde skær fra solnedgangen, danner et…

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Nichols canyon af David Hockney

Nichols canyon

Acrylic

In the heart of the vibrant California landscape, David Hockney’s “Nichols Canyon” emerges not merely as a depiction of a hillside, but as an audacious assertion of color and form. Created around 1968, this masterpiece serves as a brilliant testament to the influence of Fauvist painting on American landscape art. The scene captures the serpentine path of the canyon, where winding roads meander through lush greenery and nestled architecture. Hockney…

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Garrowby hill af David Hockney

Garrowby hill

Oil On Canvas

David Hockney’s Garrowby Hill isn’t merely a depiction of a Yorkshire landscape; it’s an immersion into a carefully constructed mood, a testament to the artist’s ability to distill the essence of place and infuse it with a profound sense of serenity. Painted in his signature style – vibrant, bold, and deeply rooted in Pop Art sensibilities – this work invites the viewer onto a winding road, promising a journey not…

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En større Grand Canyon (1998) af David Hockney

En større Grand Canyon

1998 · Akryl på lærred · National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

David Hockney og Grand Canyonens Magi David Hockney og Grand Canyonens Magi er en monumentalt stor maleri af den engelske kunstner David Hockney, der blev færdigt i 1998 og repræsenterer et af hans mest ikoniske værker. Dette imponerende kunstværk består af seksogtyve større kanvaser arrangeret i et 12x5 grid, hvilket skaber en enkelt, betagende visuel oplevelse, der måler omkring syv meter bredt og er hjemme hos National Gallery of Australien…

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The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate af David Hockney

The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate

Digital

The scene depicts a wooded area within the Yorkshire landscape during a period of seasonal change. A dirt path occupies the lower portion of the composition, leading the eye through a collection of trees and ground cover. In the foreground and middle ground, various species of trees appear with emerging foliage. The ground is covered in grass and scattered flowers that introduce specific points of color to the forest floor.…

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Clark percy af David Hockney

Clark percy

Acrylic

David Hockney's “Clark Percy,” completed in 1970, stands as a quintessential example of Pop Art’s fascination with everyday life and its ability to elevate the mundane into art. More than just a portrait, it’s a carefully constructed tableau that captures a fleeting moment of connection between two figures—Clark Percy, Hockney's husband at the time—within the confines of their home.

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The Road to York through Sledmere af David Hockney

The Road to York through Sledmere

Acrylic On Canvas

David Hockney’s “The Road to York through Sledmere” isn't merely a depiction of a rural English scene; it’s a vibrant distillation of light, color, and the rhythms of everyday life. Painted with Hockney’s signature boldness, this artwork captures a fleeting moment in time – a small town bathed in the golden hues of a late afternoon, brimming with activity and an undeniable sense of warmth. The painting immediately draws the…

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11My parents af David HockneyMy parents 12Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) af David HockneyPortrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) 13A lawn being sprinkled af David HockneyA lawn being sprinkled 14Woldgate Woods III af David HockneyWoldgate Woods III 15Three Trees near Thixendale af David HockneyThree Trees near Thixendale 16Bigger Trees Near Warter Or Peinture Sur Le Motif Pour Le Nouvel Age Post-Photographique af David HockneyBigger Trees Near Warter Or Peinture Sur Le Motif Pour Le Nouvel Age Post-Photographique 17Late spring tunnel af David HockneyLate spring tunnel 18Man Taking Shower in Beverly Hills af David HockneyMan Taking Shower in Beverly Hills 19Peter Getting out of Nick's Pool af David HockneyPeter Getting out of Nick's Pool 20Bolton junction, eccleshill af David HockneyBolton junction, eccleshill 21We two boys together clinging af David HockneyWe two boys together clinging 22Red pots in the garden af David HockneyRed pots in the garden 23Portrait of Nick Wilder af David HockneyPortrait of Nick Wilder 24The gate af David HockneyThe gate 25Shower beverly hills af David HockneyShower beverly hills 26Hawthorne blossom near rudston af David HockneyHawthorne blossom near rudston 27Woods and november af David HockneyWoods and november 28Place furstenberg, paris af David HockneyPlace furstenberg, paris 29The third love painting af David HockneyThe third love painting 30Dog days af David HockneyDog days 31A bigger af David HockneyA bigger 32For the Dear Love of Comrades af David HockneyFor the Dear Love of Comrades 33Beverly hills housew af David HockneyBeverly hills housew 34Double Study for A Closer Grand Canyon af David HockneyDouble Study for A Closer Grand Canyon 35Path through wheat field af David HockneyPath through wheat field 36The twenty fourth af David HockneyThe twenty fourth 37The Master Printer of Los Angeles (1973) af David HockneyThe Master Printer of Los Angeles1973 · De Young Museum 38Salts mill, saltaire, yorks af David HockneySalts mill, saltaire, yorks 39Royal Academy of Arts af David HockneyRoyal Academy of Arts 40Untitled (909) af David HockneyUntitled (909) 41The twelfth af David HockneyThe twelfth 42Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon ^ a Blue Wash af David HockneyLithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon ^ a Blue Wash 43Untitled (947) af David HockneyUntitled (947) 44Yosemite i (2) af David HockneyYosemite i (2) 45Unfinished self af David HockneyUnfinished self 46The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate (2) af David HockneyThe Arrival of Spring in Woldgate (2) 47B1119d469eec73ca06a2d9f9e9f65708 af David HockneyB1119d469eec73ca06a2d9f9e9f65708 48Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool af David HockneyPeter Getting Out of Nick's Pool 49Roads and Cornfields, East Yorkshire af David HockneyRoads and Cornfields, East Yorkshire 50Card players -3 af David HockneyCard players -3 51Pearblossom highway af David HockneyPearblossom highway 52The valrave af David HockneyThe valrave 53Untitled af David HockneyUntitled 54Man in Shower in Beverly Hills af David HockneyMan in Shower in Beverly Hills 5529 december af David Hockney29 december 56Life Painting for Myself af David HockneyLife Painting for Myself 57The Dancers V (2014) af David HockneyThe Dancers V2014 58Rainy night on bridlingtom promenade af David HockneyRainy night on bridlingtom promenade 59Moorside road, fagley af David HockneyMoorside road, fagley 60Spring lLandscape af David HockneySpring lLandscape 61Three Chairs with a Section of a Picasso Mural af David HockneyThree Chairs with a Section of a Picasso Mural 62North yorkshire af David HockneyNorth yorkshire 63Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon and Two Blue Washes Without Green Wash af David HockneyLithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon and Two Blue Washes Without Green Wash 64Going to be a Queen for Tonight af David HockneyGoing to be a Queen for Tonight 65Swimming pool af David HockneySwimming pool 66I'm in the Mood for Love af David HockneyI'm in the Mood for Love 67Oona zlamany af David HockneyOona zlamany 68Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy af David HockneyMr and Mrs Clark and Percy 69My Brother is only Seventeen af David HockneyMy Brother is only Seventeen 70Lawn sprinkled af David HockneyLawn sprinkled 71Model with Unfinished Self-Portrait af David HockneyModel with Unfinished Self-Portrait 72Jump (1960) af David HockneyJump1960 · Städel Museum 73Egyptian Head Disappearing into Descending Clouds af David HockneyEgyptian Head Disappearing into Descending Clouds 74Mount Fuji and Flowers (1972) af David HockneyMount Fuji and Flowers1972 · Metropolitan Museum of Art 75Paper Pool 14 (1978) af David HockneyPaper Pool 141978 76Large Interior, Los Angeles (1988) af David HockneyLarge Interior, Los Angeles1988 · Metropolitan Museum of Art 77Untitled (828) af David HockneyUntitled (828) 78B6a7a35840308e6a00bec8058e9a9ad af David HockneyB6a7a35840308e6a00bec8058e9a9ad 793 chairs picasso af David Hockney3 chairs picasso 80Furstenberg paris af David HockneyFurstenberg paris 81Man in a Museum (or You're in the Wrong Movie) af David HockneyMan in a Museum (or You're in the Wrong Movie) 82Brushes af David HockneyBrushes 83Augustus and Perry Barringer af David HockneyAugustus and Perry Barringer 84Yosemite i af David HockneyYosemite i 85Untitled (Big Tyger) af David HockneyUntitled (Big Tyger) 86Bounce4bradford af David HockneyBounce4bradford 87Chair with Photograph af David HockneyChair with Photograph 88The group af David HockneyThe group 89Bora, bora af David HockneyBora, bora 90Labor omnia vincit af David HockneyLabor omnia vincit 91Bertha alias Bernie af David HockneyBertha alias Bernie 92The Berliner and the Bavarian af David HockneyThe Berliner and the Bavarian 93Tea Painting in an Illusionistic Style af David HockneyTea Painting in an Illusionistic Style 94Study for Doll Boy af David HockneyStudy for Doll Boy 95Untitled (588) af David HockneyUntitled (588) 96Arthur lambert af David HockneyArthur lambert 97Untitled (656) af David HockneyUntitled (656) 98Studio af David HockneyStudio 99Lithographic Water Made of Lines and Crayon af David HockneyLithographic Water Made of Lines and Crayon 100Study for 'Sur la terrasse' af David HockneyStudy for 'Sur la terrasse'

David Hockney's paintings, period by period

What David Hockney painted most

The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.

Where you can see David Hockney's paintings

De 4 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af David Hockney Malerier fra denne liste
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkMetropolitan Museum of Art New York 2 Mount Fuji and Flowers, Large Interior, Los Angeles
National Gallery of Australia, CanberraNational Gallery of Australia Canberra 1 En større Grand Canyon
De Young Museum, San FranciscoDe Young Museum San Francisco 1 The Master Printer of Los Angeles
Städel Museum, FrankfurtStädel Museum Frankfurt 1 Jump

One famous David Hockney piece for every decade

Værker per årti

Pick a decade to see its standout piece.

David Hockney paintings: what people want to know

What painting is David Hockney best known for?See the answer

Top of the list is Portræt af en kunstners pool med to figurer (1971). Right behind it: Et større splash (1967) and Pool med to figurer.

How old was David Hockney at the time of Portræt af en kunstners pool med to figurer?See the answer

34 years old. David Hockney was born in 1937, and Portræt af en kunstners pool med to figurer dates from 1971.

Which 10 David Hockney paintings are the most famous?See the answer

Portræt af en kunstners pool med to figurer, Et større splash, Pool med to figurer, Nichols canyon, Garrowby hill, En større Grand Canyon, The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire May 4, Clark percy og The Road to York through Sledmere. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.

How many David Hockney works are there?See the answer

We have 331 works by David Hockney in our catalogue, dated 1960 to 2014.

Which museums have David Hockney's best-known paintings?See the answer

You'll find most of them in Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), National Gallery of Australia (Canberra) og De Young Museum (San Francisco). The museum list above has the full breakdown.

When were David Hockney's most famous pieces painted?See the answer

In 1970s, more than any other time: 4 of the 100 pieces on this page date from then, Portræt af en kunstners pool med to figurer among them.

What are the oldest and newest famous paintings by David Hockney?See the answer

The earliest piece here is Jump (1960); the most recent is The Dancers V (2014).

What did David Hockney paint most?See the answer

Landscape (15), Trees (9) og Swimming pool (5), out of the 100 pieces on this page.

What did David Hockney usually paint with?See the answer

Acrylic On Canvas, used in 22 of the 100 pieces on this page.

Which art movement is David Hockney linked to?See the answer

Pop art, as you can see in the pieces on this page.

What can you see by David Hockney at the Metropolitan Museum of Art?See the answer

You can see 2 of the pieces on this page at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, including Mount Fuji and Flowers og Large Interior, Los Angeles.

Meet David Hockney

De formative år og den kunstneriske uddannelse

David Hockney blev født i Bradford, Storbritannien, og voksede op i en husholdning med fem børn. Hans far, Kenneth Hockney, arbejdede som kontorassistent og havde været samvittighedsfri vægter under Anden Verdenskrig, mens hans mor, Laura, var metodist og streng vegetar. Hans tidlige år blev tilbragt i det industrielle landskab i Yorkshire, som var præget af teglstensfabrikker og livlige markeder.

Hans formelle uddannelse begyndte på Bradford School of Art fra 1953 til 1957, hvor han fokuserede på at tegne efter livet og på portrætkunst. Senere flyttede han til London for at studere ved Royal College of Art, hvor han dimitterede i 1962 med en prestigefyldt guldmedalje. I sin tid på Royal College of Art var han tæt forbundet med Pop Art-bevægelsen.

Et skift mod Los Angeles og udviklingen af medier

I 1964 flyttede Hockney til Los Angeles, en overgang der fundamentalt ændrede hans brug af farve og lys. Han blev kendt for sine malerier af swimmingpools, hvor han ofte benyttede akryl for at indfange levende farver og vandets bevægelse. Hans værker fra denne æra udforskede forstads-livets geometri og den måde, lyset rammer overflader på.

Gennem hele sin karriere har Hockney arbejdet med en bred vifte af medier, herunder:

Hans tekniske tilgang har inkluderet brugen af omvendt perspektiv og camera lucida. I de senere år har han taget digitale værktøjer som iPads og forskellige softwareprogrammer i brug for at genfortolke landskaber og indfange det skiftende lys.

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