David Hockney, who was one of Britain's favorite artists, a global celebrity, a world citizen and a bohemian, has "passed away peacefully at home" in London on Thursday, a month before his 89th birthday, his publicist Erica Bolton said in a statement to the press.
Considered one of the most important figures in contemporary art in both the 20th and 21st centuries, Hockney first gained acclaim as an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s.Hockney was renowned for his colorful paintingsImage: David Hockney
Always wanting 'to see more'
Born in Bradford in 1937, David Hockney was the fourth of five children. As a child, his favorite place was sitting at the front on the upper floor of a double-decker bus. From there, he had the best view of the city and its landscape.
"I always wanted to see more," the artist said in "Hockney," the documentary film that director Randall Wright made in 2015 about him.
