David
Hockney
The Life and Early Years of David Hockney David Hockney arrived on July 9, 1937, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He grew up in a household of five children, the fourth of the group. His father, Kenneth Hockney, worked as an accountant's clerk and had …
A portrait built from David Hockney's own colours
Every 100 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.