12/06/2026
It’s sad to lose today, yet there is also joy in all the amazing work he left with us. Great artists can change the way we see and experience the world, help us to look at it and to live differently. Hockney certainly did this all the way to the end. His Year In Normandy was an exceptional use of the enforced restrictions of lockdown, which he took as an opportunity to produce an extraordinary series of works created through the seasons and through different times of day and night. His painting, which can be seen at , captures the beauty of one of the spines of Los Angeles, and has been probably our most popular Hockney poster with our team and our customers in recent years. It’s also poignant that the painting captures a scene that no longer exists, even as the view is slowly restored after the devastating fires in Los Angeles. He loved LA almost as much as he loved his native Yorkshire, so much so that he physically painted the inside of his own swimming pool, as well as that of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. David was busy right to the end - the remarkable show we attended at the last year has been followed by many more, most recently the current show at the in Hyde Park. David will be missed, but his art will continue to illuminate our lives for years to come. Thank you, David!
