Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
- Maker
- David Hockney
- Year
- 1972
- Rank
- 7 of 100
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) by David Hockney (1972) is ranked 7 in the FLOAT 100 for Fine art. It sold for $90,312,500 on 15 November 2018. The Hockney trophy benchmark and former record for any living artist at auction.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The Hockney trophy benchmark and former record for any living artist at auction.
Acrylic on canvas, 213.5 x 305 cm (unique)
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $90,312,500
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 15 November 2018
Christie's New York, Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale, total incl. premium, native USD
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08