Hockney is one of the English Pop artists who reacted to Abstract Expressionism around 1960 by painting subjects from everyday life. This painting is an example of this: two deckchairs against a wall; that's all. With his loose figurative style Hockney remained a unique figure within the 1970s development of Hyper Realism.
Specifications
| Title | Two Deckchairs, Calvi |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Acrylic on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 123,8 cm Width 154,5 cm Depth 5,1 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
David Hockney
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| Accession number | 2808 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1973 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1973 |
| Creation date | in 1972 |
| Entitled parties | © David Hockney |
| Internal exhibitions |
Big enough for both of us - seventies en nineties uit de collectie (1998) The Collection Enriched (2011) Lievelingen (2024) |
| External exhibitions |
David Hockney: INSIGHTS (2022) Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen @ Rijksmuseum (2023) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | England > Great Britian > United Kingdom > Northern Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
David Hockney
Bradford 1937
David Hockney already achieved considerable success as an artist when he was in his twenties. In 1961 he was considered one of the most prominent artists of...
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