Vasari Codex · Artist Status Report
David Hockney
British · b. 1937 · Pop (fine arts styles)
89
82–100 bandData profile: institutional demand + market depth
Descriptive Codex signal report built from ranking, institutional history, representation, auction records, high-quality press, audience attention, and current activity. Generated May 11, 2026.
Overall89
Composite Codex score
Institutional92
Exhibitions, museums, awards
Market100
Auction depth and liquidity
Momentum50
Recent activity and interest
Representation93
Gallery network strength
Codex Rank#4Iconic
Exhibitions481 current · 1 upcoming
Museum Signal868867 acquisitions · 1 exhibitions
Core Median$97.8KWorks on paper · 237 priced
Sell-through92%Top house: Sotheby's
Signal summary
David Hockney: institutional demand, market depth, representation strength.
Observed evidence: 867 tracked museum acquisitions; 48 tracked exhibitions. 281 tracked auction lots in works on paper; works on paper median $97.8K; top house Sotheby's. Representation includes Pace plus 11 other tracked galleries.
Data gaps: no major data gaps flagged by the current Codex fields
Data gaps: no major data gaps flagged by the current Codex fields
Representation
- #2 PaceUnknown
- #30 Galerie Lelong
- #32 Joni Moisant WeylNew York, United States
- #64 L.A. LouverVenice, United States
- #68 Guy Hepner
- #72 Calder Contemporary Limited
- #82 Piano NobileUnknown
- #88 The End Gallery
- #103 DellasposaLondon, United Kingdom
- #116 GrayUnited States
- #141 Galeria Cortina
- #188 Hazlitt Holland-HibbertLondon, United Kingdom
Institutional holdings
Art Institute of ChicagoAstrup Fearnley MuseetBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture GardenCentre PompidouCleveland Museum of ArtHammer Museum
Recent Exhibitions
- The Moon RoomPace · New York · May 15, 2026
- David Hockney: The Moon RoomGalerie Lelong · Paris · Mar 19, 2026
- Landscapes, Cityscapes, Waterscapes and Skyscapes: paintings, works on paper and printsAlpha 137 Gallery · New York · Mar 12, 2026
- David Hockney On View NowBOOGIE - WALL · London · Mar 11, 2026
- David Hockney: On The WallHidden · Feb 25, 2026
- David Hockney Some Very, Very, Very New Paintings Not Yet Shown in ParisAnnely Juda Fine Art · Unknown · Nov 7, 2025
- David Hockney's Normandy LandscapesMODO · Cambridge · Oct 1, 2025
- In the Mood for Love: Hockney in London, 1960-1963Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert · London · May 21, 2025
Previous Gallery Representation
- #238 HiddenFeb 25, 2026–Apr 17, 2026 · 1 tracked exhibition · high confidence
- #46 Hamburg Kennedy ContemporaryApr 17, 2026–Apr 17, 2026 · high confidence
- #53 Gazelli Art HouseLondon, United Kingdom · Apr 17, 2026 · high confidence
- #790 Winsor BirchApr 6, 2026–Apr 17, 2026 · high confidence
- #1,577 Zuleika GalleryApr 15, 2026–Apr 17, 2026 · high confidence
- #93 Cristea Roberts GalleryUnknown · Jul 1, 1999–Apr 2, 2026 · 2 tracked exhibitions · high confidence
- #1,274 Serpentine GalleriesLondon, United Kingdom · Mar 12, 2026–Mar 12, 2026 · 1 tracked exhibition · medium confidence
- #1,194 BOOGIE - WALLLondon, United Kingdom · Jan 8, 2025–Mar 11, 2026 · 3 tracked exhibitions · high confidence
Market profile
Category-aware market read: Editioned prints median: $12.3K (877 priced); Works on paper median: $97.8K (237 priced); Books/portfolios median: $38.8K (176 priced); Posters/ephemera median: $2.3K (103 priced). Sell-through: 92%. Historical record: $90M at Christie's (Nov 15, 2018).
Annual median hammer price, USD
$62.5K$31.2K$0
Education & awards
- Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, CA
- Royal College of ArtLondon
- Bradford School Art1953
- Praemium Imperialewinner · 1989 · Tier 1
Press Signals
- David Hockney : tout savoir sur la superstar de la peinture exposée à la galerie LelongMay 5, 2026 · Beaux Arts Magazine · exhibitions
- David Hockney décroche la lune dans une lumineuse exposition gratuite à ParisApr 27, 2026 · Beaux Arts Magazine · exhibitions
- david hockney abstract art serpentine galleries 1234778992Mar 26, 2026 · ARTnews · exhibitions
- david hockney serpentine north 2753359Mar 12, 2026 · Artnet News · exhibitions
- david hockney to paint 32 foot window installation for turner contemporary in margate 1234773520Feb 16, 2026 · ARTnews · exhibitions
Publications Top 8 of 54
- David HockneyCatalogue Raisonné · Thames & Hudson · 2017
- A Bigger Message: Conversations with David HockneyMonograph · Thames & Hudson · 2025
- Hockney's PicturesMonograph · Thames & Hudson · 2024
- The World According to David HockneyMonograph · Thames & Hudson · 2024
- Spring Cannot be Cancelled: David Hockney in NormandyMonograph · Thames & Hudson · 2022
- Spring Cannot Be CancelledMonograph · Thames & Hudson · 2021
- David Hockney (World of Art)Monograph · Thames & Hudson · 2017
- A Bigger Message: Conversations with David HockneyMonograph · Thames & Hudson · 2016
Peer bands
Peer bands intentionally exclude historical/deceased artists. Each list is a contemporary cohort for one specific question: pricing, career trajectory, or practice context.
Price Band Peers
Comparable contemporary artists clustered around $50K–100K in works on paper.
Peer set
- Damien Hirst#2 · Paintings · $100K–250K · Gagosian #1 · Mid-careerpainting · $100K–250K paintings · 362 recent/priced lots
- David Hockney
- Bruce Nauman#27 · Works on paper · $100K–250K · White Cube #6 · Established contemporaryworks on paper · $100K–250K works on paper · 11 recent/priced lots
- William Kentridge#40 · Works on paper · $50K–100K · Hauser & Wirth #3 · Mid-careerworks on paper · $50K–100K works on paper · 60 recent/priced lots
- Kenny Scharf#95 · Paintings · $50K–100K · Pace #2 · Mid-careerpainting · $50K–100K paintings · 107 recent/priced lots
- Genieve Figgis#174 · Paintings · $100K–250K · Almine Rech #5 · Early/mid-careerpainting · $100K–250K paintings · 62 recent/priced lots
- Julian Schnabel#223 · Paintings · $50K–100K · Pace #2 · Established contemporarypainting · $50K–100K paintings · 65 recent/priced lots
- Peter Halley#266 · Paintings · $50K–100K · Pace #2 · Established contemporarypainting · $50K–100K paintings · 79 recent/priced lots
- Hernan Bas#480 · Paintings · $50K–100K · Perrotin #8 · Early/mid-careerpainting · $50K–100K paintings · 70 recent/priced lots
- Claire Tabouret#590 · Paintings · $50K–100K · Almine Rech #5 · Early/mid-careerpainting · $50K–100K paintings · 49 recent/priced lots
Career Stage Peers
Contemporary artists at a similar tracked career stage (established contemporary).
Peer set
- Gerhard Richter#1 · Paintings · $500K–1M · David Zwirner #4 · Established contemporarypainting · established contemporary · 38 yrs since first tracked solo/show
- Damien Hirst#2 · Paintings · $100K–250K · Gagosian #1 · Mid-careerpainting · mid-career · 21 yrs since first tracked solo/show · 21 yrs since first museum show
- David Hockney
- Yayoi Kusama#5 · Paintings · $500K–1M · David Zwirner #4 · Mid-careerpainting · mid-career · 30 yrs since first tracked solo/show
- Bruce Nauman#27 · Works on paper · $100K–250K · White Cube #6 · Established contemporaryworks on paper · established contemporary · 57 yrs since first tracked solo/show
- Lee Ufan#30 · Paintings · $250K–500K · Pace #2 · Mid-careerpainting · mid-career · 22 yrs since first tracked solo/show · 2 yrs since first museum show
- Sean Scully#31 · Paintings · $500K–1M · Lisson Gallery #7 · Established contemporarypainting · established contemporary · 42 yrs since first tracked solo/show
- Alex Katz#42 · Paintings · $100K–250K · Gladstone #10 · Established contemporarypainting · established contemporary · 40 yrs since first tracked solo/show · 14 yrs since first museum show
- Jim Dine#81 · Paintings · $50K–100K · Templon #16 · Established contemporarypainting · established contemporary · 45 yrs since first tracked solo/show · 6 yrs since first museum show
- Cecily Brown#85 · Paintings · $1M+ · Thomas Dane Gallery #19 · Mid-careerpainting · mid-career · 20 yrs since first tracked solo/show · 20 yrs since first museum show
Practice / Medium Peers
Artists with similar medium/practice signals; price and rank are secondary checks.
Peer set
- David Hockney
- Bruce Nauman#27 · Works on paper · $100K–250K · White Cube #6 · Established contemporaryworks on paper · shared regional context · #27 Codex rank
- William Kentridge#40 · Works on paper · $50K–100K · Hauser & Wirth #3 · Mid-careerworks on paper · shared regional context · #40 Codex rank
- Nicole Eisenman#48 · Works on paper · $10K–25K · Hauser & Wirth #3 · Early/mid-careerworks on paper · shared regional context · #48 Codex rank
- David Hammons#54 · Works on paper · $100K–250K · White Cube #6 · Mid-careerworks on paper · Conceptual · shared regional context · #54 Codex rank
- John Currin#57 · Works on paper · $10K–25K · Gagosian #1 · Career stage unknownworks on paper · shared regional context · #57 Codex rank
- Kara Walker#58 · Works on paper · $25K–50K · Galerie Max Hetzler #9 · Emergingworks on paper · shared regional context · #58 Codex rank
- Chris Ofili#66 · Works on paper · $10K–25K · David Zwirner #4 · Career stage unknownworks on paper · shared regional context · #66 Codex rank
- Cai Guo-Qiang 蔡国强#80 · Works on paper · $25K–50K · Galleria Continua #15 · Career stage unknownworks on paper · shared regional context · #80 Codex rank
- Giulio Paolini#88 · Works on paper · $10K–25K · Lisson Gallery #7 · Mid-careerworks on paper · Conceptual · shared regional context · #88 Codex rank
Selected works
Top five visible works from each Codex selected-works category, ordered by the same priority used on the artist profile.
Museum Acquisitions
Top 5 of 281
Previous Sales
Top 5 of 2.2K
Upcoming Auctions
Top 5 of 11
For Sale
Top 5 of 53
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