The life and times of David Hockney, so far

• July 9, 1937 Born in Bradford and raised as one of five children in a workingclass family. A book lover, he is interested in art from a young age, admiring the work of Picasso, Matisse and Fragonard

• 1953–57 Studies at the Bradford College of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London (1959–62) where he wins a gold medal in the graduate competition

• 1961 Visits the US and returns, from 1964–67, to teach at the universities of Iowa, Colorado and California. Paints We Two Boys Together Clinging

• 1966 Relocates to Los Angeles, where a fascination with the city’s many swimming pools leads to works of art such as A Bigger Splash

• 1972 Fond of portraits, self-portraits and scenes depicting his friends, paints Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)

• 1973–75 Lives in Paris, has a solo exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and designs sets for Roland Petit’s ballet Septentrion (1975)

• 1978 Settles permanently in Los Angeles, where the city’s intense glaring light and sleek ‘Californian modern aesthetic’ have a profound influence on his work

• 1985 Designs front cover of French Vogue

• 1986 An exploration of photography results in Pearblossom Hwy., 11–18th April 1986 and other photo collages in a new art form called ‘Joiners’

• 1990s Produces a number of portraits, including one entitled Mum

• 2005 Frequently visits Yorkshire— eventually moving to Bridlington—and begins paintings inspired by the city, before recording the county’s countryside

• 2007 Produces his largest painting Bigger Trees Near Warter, which measures some 15ft by 40ft, and is exhibited at the RA

• 2013 Returns to Los Angeles

• 2018 Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), sells at auction for some $90 million, breaking the record for a living artist and cementing Hockney’s place in the art-history canon

• 2019 Moves to Normandy, France