Copyright This work is still under copyright. David Hockney died in 2026; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it remains in force until 2096. The image is shown here for classroom reference; rights remain with the rights holder.
In context
Studio — David Hockney
Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 89 at death.
Shaded: the lifetime of David Hockney (1937–2026) every dated painting, decade by decade
First works: up to 1967 Main working years: 1967–1988 Late works: from 1988
Those three bands split the works this catalogue has a date for into a first quarter, a middle half and a last quarter. They are not the artist’s complete output: a thin stretch may be a gap in the record rather than a quiet spell. The same years with the artist’s life laid along them
This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?
Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.
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Measured from the image
Main colour
Walnut #792b27
Catalogued palette
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The ten leading countries
Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.
Together these works take 77.9% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 126 works by this artist, of which 88 were looked at at least once. This painting has not been looked at yet in that time — it closes the list without a rank. The same counts, month by month
Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.
Artist and museum
Born in Bradford, United Kingdom
Born in Bradford, United Kingdom, David Hockney grew up in a household of five children. His father, Kenneth Hockney, worked as an accountant's clerk and had been a conscientious objector during the Second World War, while his mother, Laura, was a Methodist and a strict vegetarian. His early years were spent in the industrial landscape of Yorkshire, characterized by brick factories and bustling markets.
His formal training began at the Bradford School of Art from 1953 to 1957, where he focused on drawing from life and portraiture. He later moved to London to study at the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1962 with a Gold Medal distinction. During his time at the Royal College of Art, he was associated with the Pop Art movement.
In 1964, Hockney moved to Los Angeles, a transition that altered his use of color and light. He became known for his paintings of swimming pools, often using the acrylic medium to capture vibrant colors and the movement of water. His work from this era explored the geometry of suburban life and the way light hits surfaces.
Throughout his career, Hockney has worked across various media, including:
His technical approach has included the use of reverse perspective and the camera lucida. In later years, he utilized digital tools such as iPads and various software to reimagine landscapes and capture shifting light.
Every fact we hold on Studio by David Hockney, on its artwork page
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For art students and researchers
Studio — David Hockney
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The X-Ray page of "Studio" by David Hockney is an interactive viewer that lets you slide through eleven optical layers of the artwork's image, including an X-ray style view.
The color intensity of "Studio" is vivid. Intensity describes how strong the colors appear.
In "Studio", a balanced contrast is paired with a discordant palette harmony.
David Hockney is also known as ديفيد هوكني, Дейвид Хокни, デイヴィッド・ホックニー, 데이비드 호크니, Девід Гокні.
The color identity of "Studio" by David Hockney: an earthy palette, dominated by walnut (#792b27).