David Hockney Painting of Former Lover Fetches $90.3 Million, Breaks Record for Living Artist

David Hockney’s well-known 1972 painting Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) broke the auction record for a living artist, selling for $90.3 million at Christie’s on Thursday to an unidentified seller. The Guardian reports: “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) was snapped up after more than nine minutes of bidding, dominated by … Continue reading David Hockney Painting of Former Lover Fetches $90.3 Million, Breaks Record for Living Artist