A pioneer of the pop art movement in the 1960s, Hockney was celebrated worldwide for his bold use of colour and his lifelong exploration of vision, space and perspective. He continued to paint, experiment and exhibit until his death, which his publicist said was peaceful at his London home, a month before his 89th birthday.

Born in Bradford in 1937, Hockney trained at the Bradford School of Art and the Royal College of Art before rising to prominence as part of a new generation of British artists. His work ranged from sunlit scenes of 1960s California to sweeping landscapes of his native Yorkshire, as well as intimate and widely admired portraits.

Knighted as a Companion of Honour in 1997 and awarded France’s Légion d’honneur earlier this year, Hockney was also known for embracing new technologies, from photography to digital drawing on iPads.

In 2018, his painting Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) sold for $90.3 million, briefly setting a record for a living artist.

He is survived by his long-time partner, Jean-Pierre Goncalves de Lima, two brothers and extended family.