In 1995, David Hockney – the iconic artist known for his captivating, pastel-hued portraits, Pop Art paintings and vivid landscapes – staged an exhibition at Yorkshire’s Salts Mill entitled Dog Days, comprising 45 paintings of his two dachshunds. At the time, the dogs Stanley and Boodgie were eight and six respectively, and Hockney’s adored companions. His extensive study of them – which was three months in the making and required meticulous…
The Beloved Sausage Dogs that David Hockney Immortalised in Paint
By Belle Hutton
June 19, 2018 at 08:25AM
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