{"id":2388,"date":"2012-07-26T16:50:12","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T16:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/index.php\/2012\/07\/26\/poolside-with-hockney\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:05:06","slug":"poolside-with-hockney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/poolside-with-hockney","title":{"rendered":"Poolside with Hockney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SPLASH!! Pools have played an important influence on early works by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/html\/hockney_bio_70s.html\">David Hockney<\/a>.&nbsp;See how Hockney conceived this subject through a variety of mediums as a recurring theme in his works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full tmblr-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image-76.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image-76.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/image-76-300x229.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Rubber Ring Floating in a Swimming Pool<\/em>, 1971,&nbsp;acrylic on canvas,&nbsp;37 x 49 in. 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