Even though many laypeople and art critics claim that Rabbit is nothing but kitsch or a marketing toy, this work is not only considered a holy grail of Koons works among certain collecting circles, but it became a cultural icon of the 21st century.Īfter Koons Rabbit, everybody is waiting for the next record-breaking masterpiece to be sold in upcoming auctions and the name of its lucky author. It was made by the aforementioned Jeff Koons in 1986 and auctioned at Christie’s in May 2019 for an unbelievable $91.1 million, breaking the auction record. This oversized rabbit holds in his hands a tiny, sharp carrot serving as a counterpoint to the rounded torso and face. Yes, a shiny Rabbit sculpture made from stainless steel is the most expensive work sold by a living artist at an auction. If you want to learn more about David Hockney and his work click here. Even though the inspiration for the background came from California, the painting is set in southern France, near Saint-Tropez. It’s A Living is not just a statement but it is also a life philosophy for Ricardo Gonzalez, a designer, and artist from Durango México currently living in Brooklyn. The standing figure is Peter Schlesinger, Hockney’s former lover and muse. IT’S A LIVING is not just a statement but it is also a life philosophy for Ricardo Gonzalez, a designer, and artist from Durango México currently living in Brooklyn. For the double portrait we can see a man swimming underwater (the artist himself) and a man standing at the edge of the pool, watching the swimmer. This work, completed in 1972, brings together two of Hockney’s main themes from his paintings of the late 1960s and early 1970s: the swimming pool and the double portrait. When Hockney visited California for the first time in 1964, he painted the first of his pool paintings and the swimming pool became one of the recurring themes in his paintings. On November 15th, 2018, in nine minutes of bidding, the Pop art painting Portrait of an Artist by the British artist David Hockney was sold to an unknown buyer for $90.3 million in Christie’s auction house in New York City.

Its a living art