Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)

Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
ArtistDavid Hockney
Year1972 (1972)
MediumAcrylic on canvas
MovementPop art
Dimensions7 ft × 10 ft (2.1 m × 3.0 m)
LocationPrivate collection
OwnerPierre 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.

  1. ^ "David Hockney (b.1937), Portrait of an artist (Pool with Two Figures)". Christies. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

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