David Hockney: contemporary master of brilliant, bold colours

The renowned British artist passed away on Thursday aged 88

British artist David Hockney’s paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, from carefree 1960s California to the bucolic landscapes of his native Yorkshire.

Hockney, who died on Thursday aged 88, always retained his Yorkshire burr and a determined liking for fish and chips and cigarettes as he grew to be “perhaps the most popular and versatile British artist of the 20th century”, in the words of Britain’s Tate gallery.

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