David Hockney by David Hockney

The coffee-table book *David Hockney by David Hockney* is a special edition marking the 50th anniversary of David Hockney’s witty, candid, and revealing account of his life and work. The book was first published in 1976 and is based on twenty-five hours of recorded conversations with the artist. 

Hockney talks about his early years in Bradford, where he was born, grew up, and first attended art school; his years at the Royal College of Art in London, during which he made his breakthrough; his time in California, which inspired some of his best-known paintings, drawings, and prints; and his subsequent period in Paris, where an exhibition at the Louvre established him as a ‘continental master.’.

The book’s appeal lies not only in the fact that the text was written entirely by Hockney himself—which makes his life story perfectly clear—but also in the reproductions of his paintings, prints, and drawings. The narrative, presented more or less chronologically, is informative and humorous, filled with descriptions of his work, anecdotes about himself, other artists, and friends, his thoughts on art, and his ambivalent relationship to other styles. Above all, it is the story of an artist who ceaselessly strives to improve his craft and to depict the world around him in an imaginative way.

Specifications
Title: David Hockney by David Hockney
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Dimensions: 210 x 264 x 30 mm
Size: 312 pages
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780500031476

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