David Hockney

A Bigger Splash was painted in 1967 and became one of Hockney's defining California works. The empty pool, splash, and flat modern house capture Los Angeles as both real place and Pop art image.

Yes, Hockney is often linked to British Pop art, though his career also includes portraits, landscapes, photography experiments, and digital drawings. He was born in Bradford in 1937 and later became closely associated with Los Angeles.

Hockney embraced iPhone and iPad drawing in the late 2000s and 2010s, especially for landscapes and flowers. His digital works continued his long interest in how technology changes looking and picture-making.

Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) from 1972 sold at Christie's in 2018 for about $90 million. At the time, it was widely reported as a record auction price for a living artist.