David Hockney on Water and Colour

“Water in swimming pools changes its look more than in any other form.... If the water surface is almost still and there is a strong sun, then dancing lines with the colours of the spectrum appear everywhere.” –David Hockney



David Hockney 
A Small Sunbather, 1967
51 by 40.8 cm.; 20 by 16 in.
£300,000–500,000 

Contemporary Art Evening Auction 
London | 26 June 2013