David Hockney : Normandy portraits.

London : National Portrait Gallery, [2023]

©2023

48 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations and portraits ; 27 cm

Published to accompany the exhibition "David Hockney: Drawing from Life" held at the National Portrait Gallery, London, 2 November 2023 to 21 January 2024.

David Hockney: Normandy Portraits reveals new portraits painted in Hockney's Normandy Studio between 2020 and 2022 depicting his friends and visitors, including his partner JP, pop-star sensation Harry Styles, and the artist himself. This image-led book product showcases a series of some previously unseen portraits, through 48 pages, uninterrupted by text, to allow readers to engage directly with the artworks that will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery as well as some added exclusives. Hockney returned to painting after an intensive period spent depicting the Normandy landscape using an iPad. The portraits were painted quickly and directly onto the canvas without under drawing. As Hockney has said "to do a portrait slowly is a bit of a contradiction."

English

March 08, 2024