David Hockney

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How a visit to Egypt 60 years ago exerted a formative influence on David Hockney’s artistic career

Hockney spent most of October 1963 in Egypt on commission for The Sunday Times, visiting Cairo, Alexandria and Luxor
The British artist’s contact with one of the world’s major civilizations left a permanent mark on his subsequent work

By Jonathan Gornall · 12 May 2023