Hockney was interested in using paint to capture transparent materials such as water, and fleeting moments, like the splash. The piece is the second of Hockney’s three “splash” paintings, in which he gave free rein to his lifelong fascination with the appearance of water.“Equally as recognisable as Munch’s series of screams, Monet’s water lilies or Van Gogh’s flowers, Hockney’s splash is ingrained within our cultural imagination.”Hockney, 82, said of the works in 1976: “I love the idea, first of all, of painting like Leonardo, all his studies of water, swirling things.“Everyone knows a splash can’t be frozen in time, so when you see it like that in a painting it’s even more striking than in a photograph.”The 1966 piece by the Bradford-born artist last sold at Sotheby’s in 2006 for £2.9m and returned to the same auction house on Tuesday evening as the star piece in its Contemporary Evening Art Auction.The first work, A Little Splash, is held in a private collection, while the third, A Bigger Splash, belongs to the Tate collection.The painting depicts the moment after a diver hits the water in a swimming pool“Even looking beyond the twentieth century, few artworks have attained as mythic a status as this painting.Emma Baker, head of Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale, said: “Not only is this a landmark work within David Hockney’s oeuvre, it’s an icon of Pop [art] that defined an era and also gave a visual identity to LA.Sotheby’s advertised the art work with a more conservative guide price of between £400,000 and £600,000. David Hockney's The Splash sold for more than £23m The painting depicts the moment after a diver hits the water in a swimming pool The piece … A Bigger Splash is one of a number of paintings Hockney made of Californian swimming pools. The Splash, one of David Hockney ’s most famous works, has sold for more than £23.1m at auction in London. Jack Hazan's fictionalised 1973 biopic, A Bigger Splash, concentrating on the break… David Hockney, A Bigger Splash, 1967, Tate Collection, London In 1966 Hockney decided to relocate more permanently to California and took up an apartment/studio near the junction of Pico and Crenshaw Boulevards in Los Angeles. The Splash, one of the best-know paintings by British artist David Hockney, has sold at auction for £23.1m to an anonymous buyer. The splash is the only clue to their presence in the scene. This colourful work seems to reflect this feeling.Artist David Hockney reflects on making art for over 60 yearsExplore Hockney's inspiration, techniques and have a go at some splash-inspired activitiesWe explore the themes of Hockney’s work and his various ways of workingExplore the dynamic relationship between performance and painting
The background is taken from a drawing he had made of Californian buildings.
Art from David Hockney's Paper Pools series makes a £4.8million splash Pool on a Cloudy Day with Rain has sold for £4,867,900 at Sotheby's in London The … It is made in acrylic on a 72 in (180 cm) square canvas, and is titled, signed and dated 1966 on the reverse.
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