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British artist David Hockney dies aged 88
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (684+ words) David Hockney, one of the most celebrated and influential British artists of modern times, has died aged 88. He died peacefully at home on June 11, his publicist Erica Bolton said. A statement to the Press Association said: "The celebrated British artist…...
'Celebrated' British artist David Hockney dies aged 88
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (666+ words) David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the modern era, has died at the age of 88. Mr Hockney, who was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in 1937, passed away peacefully at his home on June 11, just weeks before what…...
Andy Warhol's "remarkable' portrait of late Queen to be auctioned
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (307+ words) An Andy Warhol portrait of the late Queen is expected to sell for up to "115, 900 at auction. Two pieces from Warhol's Reigning Queens series will go under the hammer at Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers later this month....
Artist's 'greatest painting' comes home to Suffolk
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (376+ words) The artwork of one of Suffolk's most prominent artworks has returned home marking the 250th anniversary of his birth. The new exhibition at Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, showcases John Constable's greatest painting and opened at the weekend and contains one of the…...
Prolific artist who captured 'the quirky and mundane' on canvas dies aged 92
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (753+ words) We are saying goodbye to one of our region's great artists, a man who wholeheartedly believed that all aspects of life had beauty, painting into his 90s with his left hand. As an artist, Charles Debenham would be out in all…...
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough goes on show in New York
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (315+ words) The work of one of Suffolk's most recognised painters is heading overseas for a special exhibition in the United States. The portrait of Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, painted by Thomas Gainsborough and usually housed at Ickworth Estate in Suffolk,…...