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David Hockney, whose art celebrated sun-drenched Los Angeles, dead at 88

LA Times · Jun 12, 2026, 12:34 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

David Hockney, the innovative and prolific British artist who arrived in Los Angeles in 1964, soon celebrating its sun-drenched life and landscapes in colorful, wildly popular paintings, has died.

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