David Hockney’s ‘The Splash’ to fetch up to P2 billion at Sotheby’s

“The Splash” is the second in a series of three canvases initiated in 1966, in which David Hockney explores his lifelong fascination with the texture, appearance and depth of water.

The work on sale at Sotheby’s is a close sister to “A Bigger Splash”, which belongs to the collection of the Tate museum in London, United Kingdom.

The Splash
David Hockney’s “The Splash” (1966). Image: courtesy of Sotheby’s via AFP Relaxnews

Although the two paintings slightly differ in their compositions, both were created at a watershed moment in Hockney’s career, during which the Yorkshire-born artist relocated to an apartment-studio in Los Angeles.

Between the summers of 1966 and 1967, Hockney created “The Splash” and several of his most recognizable works, such as the privately-owned “Little Splash”.

The inspiration for “The Splash” notably came from a photograph he saw in a Hollywood magazine on how to build swimming pools, immortalizing the moment just seconds after a diver has broken the surface of the turquoise water.

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