Updated Outubro 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 331 works by David Hockney in our catalogue
In short
The David Hockney painting most people know is Retrato de uma piscina de artista com duas figuras (1971). Right after it come Uma Explosão Maior (1967) and Piscina: Figuras 2. 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.
A obra ‘Retrato de uma piscina de artista com duas figuras’ de David Hockney não é meramente uma representação de dois indivíduos desfrutando de uma tarde de verão; é uma meditação profunda sobre a luz, o espaço e a própria natureza da observação. Concluída em 1972, esta monumental obra em acrílica sobre tela – medindo impressionantes 2,1 m por 3 m – estabelece imediatamente o estilo inconfundível de Hockney: uma…
David Hockney’s “A Bigger Splash” (1967) não é apenas uma pintura; é um portal para um momento específico, capturado com uma precisão quase surreal. Esta obra-prima do Pop Art, que se destaca pela sua escala monumental e paleta vibrante, convida o espectador a mergulhar num cenário de férias californianas, onde a tranquilidade da piscina contrasta dramaticamente com a energia explosiva de um mergulho inesperado. A imagem evoca uma sensação imediata…
“Pool 2 figures” não é apenas uma pintura; é um portal para um momento de contemplação silenciosa, capturado com a precisão e a sensibilidade características de David Hockney. A imagem convida o espectador a mergulhar num cenário exterior sereno, onde a interação entre elementos naturais e construídos evoca uma sensação profunda de calma. No centro da composição, uma figura feminina em um vibrante casaco vermelho se posiciona à beira da…
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…
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…
David Hockney's A Bigger Grand Canyon is a monumental painting that showcases the artist's unique perspective on space and time. Created in 1998, this large-scale work consists of 60 canvases arranged in a 12x5 grid, producing a single, breathtaking image that measures 7.4 meters wide. Artistic Influences Hockney's approach to A Bigger Grand Canyon draws inspiration from various artistic movements and techniques. The painting is reminiscent of Cubism, where multiple…
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.…
The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire May 4 is an artwork by David Hockney. Created in 2011, the work captures a landscape in a state of seasonal transition. The artist was 73 years old at the time of its production.
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.
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…
My parents
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Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
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A lawn being sprinkled
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Woldgate Woods III
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Three Trees near Thixendale
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Bigger Trees Near Warter Or Peinture Sur Le Motif Pour Le Nouvel Age Post-Photographique
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Late spring tunnel
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Man Taking Shower in Beverly Hills
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Peter Getting out of Nick's Pool
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Bolton junction, eccleshill
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We two boys together clinging
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Red pots in the garden
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Portrait of Nick Wilder
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The gate
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Shower beverly hills
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Hawthorne blossom near rudston
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Woods and november
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Place furstenberg, paris
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The third love painting
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Dog days
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A bigger
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For the Dear Love of Comrades
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Beverly hills housew
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Double Study for A Closer Grand Canyon
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Path through wheat field
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The twenty fourth
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The Master Printer of Los Angeles1973 · Museu de Young
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Salts mill, saltaire, yorks
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Royal Academy of Arts
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Untitled (909)
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The twelfth
42
Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon ^ a Blue Wash
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Untitled (947)
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Yosemite i (2)
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Unfinished self
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The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate (2)
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Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool
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Roads and Cornfields, East Yorkshire
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Card players -3
51
Pearblossom highway
52
The valrave
53
Untitled
54
Man in Shower in Beverly Hills
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29 december
56
Life Painting for Myself
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The Dancers V2014
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Rainy night on bridlingtom promenade
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Moorside road, fagley
60
Spring lLandscape
61
Three Chairs with a Section of a Picasso Mural
62
North yorkshire
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Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon and Two Blue Washes Without Green Wash
64
Going to be a Queen for Tonight
65
Swimming pool
66
I'm in the Mood for Love
67
Oona zlamany
68
Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy
69
My Brother is only Seventeen
70
Lawn sprinkled
71
Model with Unfinished Self-Portrait
72
Jump1960 · Städel Museum
73
Egyptian Head Disappearing into Descending Clouds
74
Mount Fuji and Flowers1972 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Paper Pool 141978
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Large Interior, Los Angeles1988 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Untitled (828)
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3 chairs picasso
80
Furstenberg paris
81
Man in a Museum (or You're in the Wrong Movie)
82
Brushes
83
Augustus and Perry Barringer
84
Yosemite i
85
Untitled (Big Tyger)
86
Bounce4bradford
87
Chair with Photograph
88
The group
89
Bora, bora
90
Labor omnia vincit
91
Bertha alias Bernie
92
The Berliner and the Bavarian
93
Tea Painting in an Illusionistic Style
94
Study for Doll Boy
95
Untitled (588)
96
Arthur lambert
97
Untitled (656)
98
Studio
99
Lithographic Water Made of Lines and Crayon
100
Study for 'Sur la terrasse'
The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.
The 4 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by David Hockney | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Nova York | 2 | Mount Fuji and Flowers, Large Interior, Los Angeles |
 National Gallery of Australia |
Canberra | 1 | Um Grand Canyon Maior |
 Museu de Young |
São Francisco | 1 | The Master Printer of Los Angeles |
 Städel Museum |
Frankfurt | 1 | Jump |
Pick a decade to see its standout piece.
David Hockney’s “A Bigger Splash” (1967) não é apenas uma pintura; é um portal para um momento específico, capturado com uma precisão quase surreal. Esta obra-prima do Pop Art, que se destaca pela sua escala monumental e paleta vibrante, convida o espectador a mergulhar num cenário de férias californianas, onde a tranquilidade da piscina contrasta dramaticamente com a energia explosiva de um mergulho inesperado. A imagem evoca uma sensação imediata…
A obra ‘Retrato de uma piscina de artista com duas figuras’ de David Hockney não é meramente uma representação de dois indivíduos desfrutando de uma tarde de verão; é uma meditação profunda sobre a luz, o espaço e a própria natureza da observação. Concluída em 1972, esta monumental obra em acrílica sobre tela – medindo impressionantes 2,1 m por 3 m – estabelece imediatamente o estilo inconfundível de Hockney: uma…
David Hockney's A Bigger Grand Canyon is a monumental painting that showcases the artist's unique perspective on space and time. Created in 1998, this large-scale work consists of 60 canvases arranged in a 12x5 grid, producing a single, breathtaking image that measures 7.4 meters wide. Artistic Influences Hockney's approach to A Bigger Grand Canyon draws inspiration from various artistic movements and techniques. The painting is reminiscent of Cubism, where multiple…
Top of the list is Retrato de uma piscina de artista com duas figuras (1971). Right behind it: Uma Explosão Maior (1967) and Piscina: Figuras 2.
34 years old. David Hockney was born in 1937, and Retrato de uma piscina de artista com duas figuras dates from 1971.
Retrato de uma piscina de artista com duas figuras, Uma Explosão Maior, Piscina: Figuras 2, Nichols canyon, Garrowby hill, Um Grand Canyon Maior, The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire May 4, Clark percy and The Road to York through Sledmere. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.
We have 331 works by David Hockney in our catalogue, dated 1960 to 2014.
You'll find most of them in Metropolitan Museum of Art (Nova York), National Gallery of Australia (Canberra) and Museu de Young (São Francisco). The museum list above has the full breakdown.
In 1970s, more than any other time: 4 of the 100 pieces on this page date from then, Retrato de uma piscina de artista com duas figuras among them.
The earliest piece here is Jump (1960); the most recent is The Dancers V (2014).
Landscape (15), Trees (9) and Swimming pool (5), out of the 100 pieces on this page.
Acrylic On Canvas, used in 22 of the 100 pieces on this page.
Pop art, as you can see in the pieces on this page.
You can see 2 of the pieces on this page at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nova York, including Mount Fuji and Flowers and Large Interior, Los Angeles.
Nascido em Bradford, Reino Unido, David Hockney cresceu em um lar composto por cinco filhos. Seu pai, Kenneth Hockney, trabalhava como auxiliar de contabilidade e fora um objetor de consciência durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, enquanto sua mãe, Laura, era metodista e uma vegetariana rigorosa. Seus primeiros anos foram vividos sob a paisagem industrial de Yorkshire, um cenário caracterizado por fábricas de tijolos e mercados vibrantes.
Sua formação formal teve início na Bradford School of Art, entre 1953 e 1957, onde ele se dedicou ao desenho de observação e à retratística. Posteriormente, ele se mudou para Londres para estudar no Royal College of Art, graduando-se em 1962 com a distinção de uma Medalha de Ouro. Durante seu período no Royal College of Art, ele esteve associado ao movimento Pop Art.
Em 1964, Hockney mudou-se para Los Angeles, uma transição que alterou profundamente seu uso de cor e luz. Ele tornou-se conhecido por suas pinturas de piscinas, frequentemente utilizando a acrílica para capturar cores vibrantes e o movimento da água. Sua obra dessa era explorava a geometria da vida suburbana e a maneira como a luz incide sobre as superfícies.
Ao longo de sua carreira, Hockney trabalhou com diversas mídias, incluindo:
Sua abordagem técnica incluiu o uso da perspectiva reversa e da camera lucida. Em anos mais recentes, ele utilizou ferramentas digitais, como iPads e diversos softwares, para reimaginar paisagens e capturar a mutabilidade da luz.
