"Strong shadows meant a lot of sun," the painter recalled to BBC television in 2009. "So I thought, well, wherever that is, it's always sunny."

David Hockney, one of the most celebrated and influential British artists of modern times, has died aged 88.

Hockney moved from London to Southern California in the 1960s and was an innovative painter, photographer, stage designer and printmaker.

Artist David Hockney has died at 88

The British artist David Hockney has died aged 88.

Il decesso a Londra all’età di 88 anni

Hockney "passed away peacefully at home on 11 June," just one month before his 89th birthday, his publicist has said.