Video: What’s it like to sit for David Hockney?
By Amy Macpherson
Published on 30 August 2016
Hear from four of the sitters painted by David Hockney for our exhibition 'David Hockney RA: 82 Portraits and 1 Still-life', from 11-year-old Rufus Hale to the architect Frank Gehry.
What’s it like to sit for David Hockney?
In this video, we hear from four of the sitters painted by David Hockney for our exhibition David Hockney RA: 82 Portraits and 1 Still-life. Each of the portraits was painted in a three-day burst of activity. What was it like to be on the receiving end of such intense focus?
David Hockney RA: 82 Portraits and 1 Still-life is in The Sackler Wing, Royal Academy of Arts until 2 October 2016.
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