{"id":26260,"date":"2018-11-16T15:30:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T15:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=26260"},"modified":"2018-11-16T15:30:33","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T15:30:33","slug":"david-hockneys-painting-sold-for-90-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/david-hockneys-painting-sold-for-90-million\/","title":{"rendered":"David Hockney\u2019s painting sold for $90 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0David Hockney,\u00a0Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)<\/em>, painted in 1972. \u00a9 David Hockney<\/p>\n

One of the 20<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong>centuries most iconic works has been auctioned in a record-breaking sale this morning for a living artist. The hammer dropped on David Hockney\u2019s \u2018A portrait of a man\u2019 at just over $90million.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The sale obliterated its predecessor Jeff Koons whose stainless-steel balloon dog (Orange) sold at auction for $58m (\u00a345.2m) in 2013.<\/p>\n

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The final figure was fixed after a painstakingly long ten-minute bidding war between two rival telephone bidders, after the piece surpassed $70m.<\/p>\n

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Applause erupted through the room as the hammer finally dropped taking the price of the painting to $90.3m(\u00a370.5m).<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BqOZu1Vn4Gz\/<\/p>\n

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Painted in 1972 \u2018A portrait of a man\u2019 is the Yorkshireman\u2019s most iconic pieces of work and has been described by Christies as \u201cone of the greatest masterpieces of the modern era\u201d<\/p>\n

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The artwork is a story of two compositions and was inspired by a juxtaposition of two photographs on his studio floor. One, a distorted figure swimming underwater and the other was a boy gazing at the ground.<\/p>\n

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Hockney said: \u201cpainting two figures in two different styles appealed to me so much so I began painting immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Preparatory photograph for\u00a0Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)<\/em>, Le Nid-du-Duc, 1972 \u00a9 David Hockney<\/p>\n

Documented in Jack Hanzan\u2019s A bigger splash <\/em><\/a>the initial artwork was destroyed after months of reworking. However, the concept was returned to and completed within four weeks, just in time for the scheduled exhibition at New York\u2019s Andre Emmerich Gallery.<\/p>\n

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The sale also breaks the artists personal record, which in May, had reached $28.5m (\u00a322.2m).<\/p>\n

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Words: Millie Davy-McVay l Subbing: Tabitha Durrant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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