Elysee salutes memory of David Hockney - Speech Brief
13 June 2026 00:00 UTC · Elysee · Elysee Statement · Source · Email X Link

Elysee salutes memory of David Hockney

Key points

  • Announces death of David Hockney, aged 88
  • Offers sincere condolences to his family and admirers

TL;DR

  • David Hockney, English painter born in Bradford in 1937, has died at age 88.
  • Hockney was a leading figure of contemporary art and pop art, noted for his California aesthetic and distinctive use of line, colour and light.
  • He was a pioneer in artistic representations of homosexuality and influenced younger generations; major exhibitions at Centre Georges Pompidou (2017) and Fondation Louis Vuitton (2025) set attendance records for a living artist.
  • The Élysée offers sincere condolences to his family and admirers; the text also notes recent cultural dates and other notable deaths in 2026.
Original text

Le monde perd un peu de ses couleurs. David Hockney, peintre anglais et l’une des plus grandes figures de l’art contemporain, nous a quittés à l’âge de quatre-vingt-huit ans. David Hockney vit le jour à Bradford en 1937 ; une enfance plongée dans la grisaille fit de lui un jeune homme fasciné par la couleur. Son père, artiste talentueux qui avait renoncé à sa passion, l’encourage dans son apprentissage du dessin. Il ...

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