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Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
Large acrylic painting by David Hockney
| Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) | |
|---|---|
| Artist | David Hockney |
| Year | 1972 (1972) |
| Medium | Acrylic on canvas |
| Movement | Pop art |
| Dimensions | 7 ft × 10 ft (2.1 m × 3.0 m) |
| Location | Private collection |
| Owner | Pierre Chen |
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) is a large acrylic-on-canvas pop art painting by British artist David Hockney, completed in May 1972.
It measures 7 ft × 10 ft (2.1 m × 3.0 m),[1] and depicts two figures: one swimming underwater and one clothed male figure looking down at the swimmer. In November 2018, it sold for US$90.3 million, at that time the highest price ever paid at auction for a painting by a living artist.
Background
Hockney visited California for the first time in January 1964 after a successful first solo exhibition at the John Kasmin g