Portrait of David Hockney

David Hockney Paintings: The 100 Most Famous, Through a Gallery's Eye

Updated Ekim 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 331 works by David Hockney in our catalogue

In short

To the gallery's eye, David Hockney's most famous painting is İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi (1971). David Hockney Bilinmiyor Pop Art Modernist ev ve yüzme havuzu Akrilik boya üzerine tuval Pop Sanatın Bir Başyapıtı Daha Büyük Bir Sıçrama 1967 (1967) and Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 331 works by David Hockney in our catalog, the gallery presents the 100 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.

1937 – 2026, Bradford Pop art Most works: Metropolitan Sanat Müzesi
İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi (1971) by David Hockney1. İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi 1971 David Hockney Bilinmiyor Pop Art Modernist ev ve yüzme havuzu Akrilik boya üzerine tuval Pop Sanatın Bir Başyapıtı Daha Büyük Bir Sıçrama 1967 (1967) by David Hockney2. David Hockney Bilinmiyor Pop Art Modernist ev ve yüzme havuzu Akrilik boya üzerine tuval Pop Sanatın Bir Başyapıtı Daha Büyük Bir Sıçrama 1967 1967 Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi by David Hockney3. Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi

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İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi (1971) by David Hockney

İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi

1971 · Tuval Üzerine Akrilik Boya

David Hockney’nin ‘İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi’ sadece bir yaz öğleden sonrasının tadını çıkaran iki bireyin tasviri değildir; ışık, mekan ve gözlemin doğası üzerine derin bir meditasyondur. 1972 yılında tamamlanan ve 7 fit ile 10 fit gibi devasa boyutlara sahip olan bu anıtsal tuval üzerine akrilik çalışma, Hockney'nin imza stilini anında ortaya koyar: sadece görüneni değil, onun nasıl hissedildiğini de yakalayan, realizm ve canlı renklerin ustaca bir harmanı. Sahne,…

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David Hockney Bilinmiyor Pop Art Modernist ev ve yüzme havuzu Akrilik boya üzerine tuval Pop Sanatın Bir Başyapıtı Daha Büyük Bir Sıçrama 1967 (1967) by David Hockney

David Hockney Bilinmiyor Pop Art Modernist ev ve yüzme havuzu Akrilik boya üzerine tuval Pop Sanatın Bir Başyapıtı Daha Büyük Bir Sıçrama 1967

1967 · Tuval Üzerine Yağlı Boya

David Hockney’nin 1967 tarihli ikonik eseri “Daha Büyük Bir Sıçrama”, sadece bir tablo olmanın ötesinde, modern sanatın kalbinde yer alan bir anı temsil ediyor. Kaliforniya güneşinin altında parıldayan, sakinliği dinamizmle buluşturan bu eser, Pop Sanat akımının en çarpıcı örneklerinden biri olarak kabul edilir. Tablo, modern mimarinin estetiğiyle doğal güzelliğin uyumunu, beklenmedik bir anda yakalayan bir su sıçramasıyla kesintiye uğratır. Bu kesinti, izleyiciyi düşünmeye sevk ederken, aynı zamanda sanatın gücünü ve…

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Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi by David Hockney

Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi

Tuval Üzerine Yağlı Boya

Havuzdaki İki Figür: Huzurun ve Yalnızlığın Derinliği David Hockney'nin "Havuzdaki İki Figür" adlı eseri, sadece bir resim olmanın ötesinde, insanın iç dünyasına açılan bir pencere gibidir. 1972 yılında tamamlanan bu eser, pop sanat akımının izlerini taşısa da, aynı zamanda derin felsefi sorgulamalara ve duygusal yoğunluğa sahip bir yapıta dönüşür. Resim, geniş bir yüzme havuzunun kenarında duran bir kadını ve suyun altında yüzmekte olan başka bir figürü betimler. Bu iki figür…

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Nichols canyon by 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 by 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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A bigger grand canyon (1998) by David Hockney

A bigger grand canyon

1998 · Acrylic On Canvas · National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

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…

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The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate by 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 by 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 by 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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David Hockney paintings, ranked 11 to 100

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

David Hockney's famous paintings, period by period

Pop Art

1971 · 3 works in this list
İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi (1971), David Hockney #1 İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi 1971 Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), David Hockney #12 Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) Peter Getting out of Nick's Pool, David Hockney #19 Peter Getting out of Nick's Pool

Mature Period

1973 – 1998 · 41 works in this list
Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi, David Hockney #3 Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi Garrowby hill, David Hockney #5 Garrowby hill A bigger grand canyon (1998), David Hockney #6 A bigger grand canyon 1998 · National Gallery of Australia A lawn being sprinkled, David Hockney #13 A lawn being sprinkled Three Trees near Thixendale, David Hockney #15 Three Trees near Thixendale

Late Period

5 works in this list
The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, David Hockney #7 The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate Woods and november, David Hockney #27 Woods and november Yosemite i (2), David Hockney #44 Yosemite i (2) Spring lLandscape, David Hockney #60 Spring lLandscape Yosemite i, David Hockney #84 Yosemite i

Pop Art Era

3 works in this list
Bolton junction, eccleshill, David Hockney #20 Bolton junction, eccleshill Pearblossom highway, David Hockney #51 Pearblossom highway Man in Shower in Beverly Hills, David Hockney #54 Man in Shower in Beverly Hills

Contemporary

5 works in this list
For the Dear Love of Comrades, David Hockney #32 For the Dear Love of Comrades The valrave, David Hockney #52 The valrave Three Chairs with a Section of a Picasso Mural, David Hockney #61 Three Chairs with a Section of a Picasso Mural Going to be a Queen for Tonight, David Hockney #64 Going to be a Queen for Tonight Man in a Museum (or You're in the Wrong Movie), David Hockney #81 Man in a Museum (or You're in the Wrong Movie)

The subjects that held David Hockney's eye

The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.

Landscape 16 works

Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi, David Hockney #3 Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi Garrowby hill, David Hockney #5 Garrowby hill A bigger grand canyon (1998), David Hockney #6 A bigger grand canyon 1998 · National Gallery of Australia My parents, David Hockney #11 My parents

Trees 9 works

The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, David Hockney #7 The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire May 4, David Hockney #8 The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire May 4 Woldgate Woods III, David Hockney #14 Woldgate Woods III Three Trees near Thixendale, David Hockney #15 Three Trees near Thixendale

Swimming pool 5 works

David Hockney Bilinmiyor Pop Art Modernist ev ve yüzme havuzu Akrilik boya üzerine tuval Pop Sanatın Bir Başyapıtı Daha Büyük Bir Sıçrama 1967 (1967), David Hockney #2 David Hockney Bilinmiyor Pop Art Modernist ev ve yüzme havuzu Akrilik boya üzerine tuval Pop Sanatın Bir Başyapıtı Daha Büyük Bir Sıçrama 1967 1967 Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), David Hockney #12 Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) Peter Getting out of Nick's Pool, David Hockney #19 Peter Getting out of Nick's Pool Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon and Two Blue Washes Without Green Wash, David Hockney #63 Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon and Two Blue Washes Without Green Wash

Reflection 5 works

Untitled (947), David Hockney #43 Untitled (947) Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool, David Hockney #48 Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool Oona zlamany, David Hockney #67 Oona zlamany Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi, David Hockney #3 Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi

The museums that keep David Hockney's originals

The 4 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by David Hockney Paintings from this list
Metropolitan Sanat Müzesi, New YorkMetropolitan Sanat Müzesi New York 2 Mount Fuji and Flowers, Large Interior, Los Angeles
National Gallery of Australia, CanberraNational Gallery of Australia Canberra 1 A bigger grand canyon
de Young Müzesi, San Franciscode Young Müzesi San Francisco 1 The Master Printer of Los Angeles
Städel Müzesi, FrankfurtStädel Müzesi Frankfurt 1 Jump

David Hockney, one signature painting per decade

Works per decade

Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.

David Hockney's paintings: the gallery answers

Which David Hockney painting is the most famous of all?Reveal the answer

İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi (1971). David Hockney Bilinmiyor Pop Art Modernist ev ve yüzme havuzu Akrilik boya üzerine tuval Pop Sanatın Bir Başyapıtı Daha Büyük Bir Sıçrama 1967 (1967) and Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi come next.

How old was David Hockney on completing İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi?Reveal the answer

34 years old: İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi dates from 1971, and David Hockney was born in 1937.

Which are David Hockney's top 10 paintings?Reveal the answer

İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi, David Hockney Bilinmiyor Pop Art Modernist ev ve yüzme havuzu Akrilik boya üzerine tuval Pop Sanatın Bir Başyapıtı Daha Büyük Bir Sıçrama 1967, Havuzdaki İki Figür Portresi, Nichols canyon, Garrowby hill, A bigger grand canyon, 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. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.

How many works did David Hockney create?Reveal the answer

Our catalog holds 331 works by David Hockney, dated from 1960 to 2014.

Where do David Hockney's most famous originals hang?Reveal the answer

Mostly in Metropolitan Sanat Müzesi (New York), National Gallery of Australia (Canberra) and de Young Müzesi (San Francisco). The museum table above lists them all.

When did David Hockney create the most famous paintings?Reveal the answer

In 1970s: 4 of the 100 works on this page were made then, İki figürlü bir sanatçı havuzu portresi among them.

Which are David Hockney's earliest and latest famous works?Reveal the answer

On this page, the earliest is Jump (1960) and the latest The Dancers V (2014).

Which subjects did David Hockney return to most?Reveal the answer

Landscape (16), Trees (9) and Swimming pool (5), across the 100 works on this page.

Which medium did David Hockney work in most?Reveal the answer

Acrylic On Canvas, for 23 of the 100 works on this page.

Which movement is David Hockney associated with?Reveal the answer

Pop art, judging by the originals on this page.

Which David Hockney originals does the Metropolitan Sanat Müzesi hold?Reveal the answer

Mount Fuji and Flowers and Large Interior, Los Angeles: the Metropolitan Sanat Müzesi, New York holds 2 of the works on this page.

David Hockney: the artist

Biçimlendirici Yıllar ve Sanatsal Eğitim

Birleşik Krallık'ın Bradford şehrinde dünyaya gelen David Hockney, beş çocuklu bir ailenin içinde büyüdü. Babası Kenneth Hockney, bir muhasebe kâtibi olarak çalışmakta ve İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında vicdani retçi olarak görev yapmaktaydı; annesi Laura ise bir Metodist ve katı bir vejetaryendi. Sanatçının ilk yılları, tuğla fabrikaları ve hareketli pazar yerleriyle karakterize edilen Yorkshire'ın endüstriyel manzarası içinde geçti.

Resmi eğitimi 1953 ile 1957 yılları arasında Bradford Sanat Okulu'nda başladı; bu dönemde yaşamdan çizim yapmaya ve portre üzerine yoğunlaştı. Daha sonra Londra'ya giderek Royal College of Art'ta eğitim görmeye başladı ve 1962 yılında Altın Madalya derecesiyle mezun oldu. Royal College of Art'ta geçirdiği süre boyunca Pop Art hareketiyle yakın bir bağ kurdu.

Los Angeles'a Geçiş ve Evrimleşen Medyalar

1964 yılında Hockney'nin Los Angeles'a taşınması, renk ve ışığı kullanma biçimini kökten değiştiren bir dönüm noktası oldu. Yüzme havuzlarını konu alan tablolarıyla tanınan sanatçı, akrilik medyumunu kullanarak canlı renkleri ve suyun hareketini yakalamada ustalaştı. Bu döneme ait eserleri, banliyö yaşamının geometrisini ve ışığın yüzeylere çarpış biçimini derinlemesine keşfetti.

Kariyeri boyunca Hockney, çok çeşitli medyalarda çalışmalar yürütti:

Teknik yaklaşımı arasında ters perspektif ve camera lucida kullanımı yer aldı. Sanatçının ilerleyen yıllarda ise manzaraları yeniden hayal etmek ve değişen ışığı yakalamak için iPad'ler ve çeşitli yazılımlar gibi dijital araçlardan yararlandığı görülmektedir.

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