A beautifully illustrated overview of the portrait artistry of one of the world's most celebrated artists encompasses two hundred full-color reproductions of his superb paintings, including his depictions of Billy Wilder, Armistead Maupin, W. H. Auden, Henry Moore, Christopher Isherwood, and others who have played an important role in his life. 15,000 first printing.
Hockney is one of those rare painters who is as interesting to read as he is to look at, but this is mainly a book for looking. Hockney has a wonderful sense of the human in figural work. Looking at these pictures is very much like meeting the people they depict.