David Hockney, the British modern art master, died Sunday. He was 88.
"Hockney, one of the most important figures in 20th and 21st century modern art, passed away peacefully at his home about a month before his 89th birthday," Hockney's publicist said.
Hockney, hailed as a "legend of modern art," was an icon of 20th century art. Born on July 9, 1937, in Bradford, England, he graduated from the Royal College of Art in London and lived for many years in Southern California.
He gained worldwide fame before turning 30 and continued to develop a diverse and experimental body of work thereafter. He is credited with moving freely between portraiture, still life and landscape, rejecting conventional single-point perspective, and continually exploring new media.
His representative works include his swimming pool series, such as "A Bigger Splash," which depicts a Los Angeles pool scene, and "Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy," a portrait of a famous fashion designer couple.
