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Carnations In A Blue And White Vase: watercolour and pencil
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of artist David Hockney.
In 2018, David Hockney designed The Queen’s Window, a vibrant stained-glass window in the Abbey’s north transept.
Hockney's only work in stained glass, the window was commissioned to celebrate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It was designed on an iPad and uses Hockney's distinct colour palette of yellow, red, blue, pink, orange and green. The rural scene, featuring hawthorn blossom, was chosen to reflect the Queen's deep love of the countryside. On summer evenings, the light from the window floods the transept, bathing it in a beautiful kaleidoscope of colour.
The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE said:
“David Hockney's restless eye and eager enthusiasm for pastures new has left us with an extraordinary legacy that is rich and various and yet also unmistakably his. The window he created for the north transept lets in light that arrives with attitude and even humour, painting the statue of Gladstone in shifting shades throughout the summer months. Hockney has left his mark here and we will long remember a great and very personal genius.”
ALT Artist David Hockney - wearing a dark coat, white shirt, red tie, and a red and white scarf - smiling as he stands in front of The Queen's window, the brightly-coloured stained glass window he designed in Westminster Abbey.
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Bungalow At Twilight, Hangleton: watercolour and pencil
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David Hockney – a life in pictures | David Hockney | The Guardian theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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David Hockney, revolutionary British artist, dies aged 88 | David Hockney | The Guardian theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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