Celebrated British painter David Hockney, whose vibrant portraits and sun-drenched depictions of the everyday made him one of contemporary art's most beloved figures, has died at 88.

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