"Opening next week at the Morgan Library & Museum, 'David Hockney: Drawing from Life' is the first major exhibition to focus on the artist’s portraits on paper. Spanning more than half a century, the works showcased in 'Drawing from Life' see Hockney returning again and again to some of the individuals he holds dearest: the designer Celia Birtwell, his friend and former curator Gregory Evans, the printer Maurice Payne, his mother, and himself. Evident everywhere is Hockney’s mastery of color and his devotion to capturing the subject at hand. A selection of images from the show appears below. ..."
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Self Portrait, 1954, collage on newsprint, 16 1/2″ X 11 3/4″
2011 March: The Responsive Eye (1966)
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