David Hockney Tribute

David Hockney, who died last week, was a giant of British art. In this special episode, Alastair and James pay tribute to the late, great artist.
Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Goncalves De Lima
Artworks in this episode include:
David Hockney, We Two Boys Together Clinging, 1961
David Hockney, The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020
David Hockney, Mother, Bradford. 19 Feb 1979, 1979
David Hockney, J-P Gonçalves de Lima, 11th, 12th, 13th July 2013, 2013
David Hockney, The Big Hawthorn, 2008
David Hockney, Winter Timber, 2009
David Hockney, Beverly Hills Housewife, 1966-67
David Hockney, A Bigger Splash, 1967
David Hockney, Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, 1970-71
David Hockney, Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy, 1968
Piero della Francesca, The Baptism of Christ, c.1437-45
David Hockney, My Parents, 1977
David Hockney, My Parents and Myself, 1976
David Hockney, Pearblossom Hwy., 11-18th April 1986 (Second Version), 1986
David Hockney, A Year in Normandie, 2020-2021
David Hockney, Bigger Trees Near Warter, 2007
David Hockney, Delphiniums on My Garden Table, July 2025, 2025

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Hosts: Alastair Sooke and Dr James Fox
Additional Research: Catherine Ingram
Producer and Editor: Ben Harding
Executive Producer: Emma Cahusac

Chapters

• 00:00:00 News of Hockney's Death
• 00:03:06 An Artist of Joy
• 00:08:45 A National Treasure and Cultural Icon
• 00:15:06 California and Double Portraits
• 00:21:11 Yorkshire Landscapes
• 00:27:06 How to Look