82 Portraits and 1 Still-life features the work of David Hockney presenting an intimate view of people with whom he has developed relationships over the past 50 years. Most portraits were painted in Hockney’s Los Angeles studio, all from life and over a period of two or three days. For this series (where no work was commissioned), David invited family, members of his staff, and close friends to sit for him—including several curators, art dealers, and collectors with local and international renown. John Baldessari, Douglas Baxter, Edith Devaney, Larry Gagosian, Frank Gehry, Peter Goulds, Barry Humphries, David Juda, Rita Pynoos, Joan Quinn, Norman Rosenthal, Jacob Rothschild, and Benedikt Taschen are among those portrayed, as well as LACMA’s Stephanie Barron and Dagny Corcoran. This exhibition originated at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and has traveled to Melbourne, Venice, and Bilbao. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will host the only United States presentation.
82 Portraits and 1 Still-life
