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Who Were the Couples That Posed for David Hockney's Famed Double Portraits?
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- Ellen Wexler | Writer and Special Projects Editor
- Painted in the 1960s and ’70s, these seven large-scale works depict two subjects positioned a few feet apart.
- The third portrait in this series features Henry Geldzahler, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s first 20th-century art curator, and his partner Christopher Scott.
Ellen Wexler | Writer and Special Projects Editor
Add as preferred source Henry Geldzahler and Christopher Scott on display ahead of a Christie s auction in 2019 Daniel Leal / AFP via Getty Images David Hockney’s double portraits explore a very specific dynamic: relationships between two people who know they’re being observed by a third.
Painted in the 1960s and ’70s, these seven large-scale works depict two subjects positioned a few feet apart. In several examples, one figure turns toward their companion, while the other gazes out at the viewer.
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