David Hockney painted California (1965) after traveling to Los Angeles for the first time. Christie's An early David Hockney painting depicting a California swimming pool—one of the artist’s most ...

It was standing-room only to watch history in the making in the packed sales room at Christie's, where applause broke out when the epic sale concluded, the painting hammering for $124 million. British ...

A swimming pool painting by David Hockney could become the most valuable work of art by a living artist sold at auction. Christie’s in New York announced on Thursday that it was selling Portrait of an ...

When the hammer came down at Christie’s in New York on Thursday evening, it made more of a splash than a bang. David Hockney’s 1972 painting “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)” had gone ...

An early David Hockney pool painting, a signature subject for the 86-year-old English artist, is expected to sell for £16 million (US$20.3 million) at Christie’s London. Painted in 1965, California ...

LONDON (Reuters) - An early work by British artist David Hockney, a painting depicting his well-known pool motif and not seen in public for more than 40 years, is headed for auction with an estimate ...