Hockney’s unique vision was quickly recognised, and he is pictured here in the 1960s with an award-winning painting called Peter Getting Out of Nick’s PoolHockney’s appearance may have been flamboyant but his work ethic was phenomenalThe 1960s were a time of pop art and abstract expressionism, although Hockney steered his own singular path through his paintingsEmigrating to Los Angeles in the 1960s inspired some of his most famous works, including one called A Bigger SplashHis family was a recurring theme in his paintings, including this one of his parentsMany of his works were of friends as well as family, such as these life portraitsIn playful mood at his studio in Bayswater, London, in the 1970sAt his Los Angeles home in the 1980s in front of some of his paintingsMan and dog – his playful sense of fun is apparent in this photographHockney created some of his works on a monumental scale, including this scene of spring in Woldgate in YorkshireHe took inspiration from everyday scenes, painting what was around himHe embraced new technology and used it to create works big and small This artwork, called A Year In Normandy, was painted during lockdownCard players were the theme of these paintings at an exhibition in LondonThis was the scene at the gala opening in 2023 of an exhibition in London Not all of his work was huge in scale. He was just as happy making iPad paintings of his favourite trees, or intimate portraits such as this one of Harry StylesPictured with the then Prince Charles in 1994. Hockney refused a knighthood but did accept the Order of Merit as he regarded it as a personal gift from Queen Elizabeth IIHockney is pictured here in 2021 at an exhibition of his work at the Orangerie museum in Paris
