One of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art in Britain, David Hockney has died aged 88, it has been announced.

Describing Hockney as "one of the most important figures in contemporary art in both the 20th and 21st centuries", his publicist Erica Bolton said in a statement that he had "passed away peacefully at home" in London on Thursday, a month before his 89th birthday.

According to a report by the AFP, David Hockney´s paintings captured the world in........

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