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NEWS ABOUT: David Hockney

David Hockney stories: 3 news summaries


 Modest Success 
 at Christie's 
 Cheers Art World 

Hockney breaks record as auction house sells $93.7M

May 14, 09 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Christie's contemporary auction in New York last night went better than expected, selling $93.7 million worth of postwar art—double the result of its rival Sotheby's the night before. The top lot was a 12-foot panorama by British painter David Hockney, which sold for $7.9 million, a record... More »

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art market • contemporary art • art • Christie's • David Hockney • auction • art auction • Jay-ZTV

 Hockney Donates
 40-Footer to Tate 

Enormous work would have fetched millions on open market

Apr 8, 08 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Hockney has donated his largest-ever painting to London's Tate museum rather than sell it for a presumed price of several million dollars, reports the Times of London. Hockney, one of the world's foremost figurative painters, said donating the 40-foot-long Bigger Trees Near Warter was a "duty," and... More »

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philanthropy • London • art • Tate Gallery • David Hockney • Bigger Trees Near Warter • art donations

England Douses Public Smoking

New law clears the air in enclosed spaces

Jul 1, 07 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The English ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces, including bars, workplaces, and public buildings, went into effect at 6am today. The effort to improve indoor air quality and inconvenience some smokers into quitting will cause grumbling, says the country's chief medical officer, but "on the whole, the majority... More »

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health • United Kingdom • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • England • David Hockney • secondhand smoke • smoking ban

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