It is with delight that we share this link to an interview with David Hockney, conducted shortly before the sale by The Art Newspaper: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/podcast/david-hockney-exclusive-interview-with-the-world-s-most-expe...
Illustration is a preparatory photograph, which inspired David Hockney to perfect it in paint as a Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), Le Nid-du-Duc, 1972 © David Hockney