A History of Pictures

Informed and energized by a lifetime of making art, David Hockney, in collaboration with the art critic Martin Gayford, explores how and why pictures have been made across the millennia. Juxtaposing a rich variety of images, the authors cross the normal boundaries between high culture and popular entertainment, and make unexpected connections across time and media. Featuring a revised final chapter with some of Hockney's latest works, this critically acclaimed book will help you see familiar paintings as if for the first time.