David Hockney, the British painter who devoted decades to restoring figuration and human presence to visual art—standing in deliberate opposition to abstraction—died on June 12th at 88. According to the New York Times, his influence spanned painting, photography, stage design, and printmaking. Known for iconic pool paintings, lush landscapes, and searching portraits, he demonstrated that realism could be radically innovative.

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