David Hockney

English painter and printmaker (1937–2026)

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Jun 12
David Hockney, the painter of California light and record-breaking pools, dies at 88 as King Charles mourns 'a giant of the art world'
David Hockney, the British painter who turned sun-drenched Los Angeles pools into icons of 20th-century art and set auction records, died on 11 June 2026. King Charles III led tributes to the artist, remembering his genius and his yellow Crocs.