{"product_id":"9781855145870","title":"David Hockney: Normandy Portraits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA compact album presentation of Hockney's newest explorations in portraiture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis concise volume illustrates around 40 acrylic on canvas works painted by David Hockney (born 1937) at his Normandy studio―depicting his friends and visitors, as well as the artist himself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDavid Hockney: Normandy Portraits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e showcases a series of some previously unseen portraits, across 48 pages, uninterrupted by text, to allow readers to engage directly with the artworks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese new works highlight the ongoing importance of portraiture within the artist’s practice and demonstrate his sentiment that \"drawings and paintings … are a lot better than photographs to give you a sense of the person.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHockney returned to painting after an intensive period spent depicting the Normandy landscape using an iPad. The portraits were painted quickly and directly onto the canvas without underdrawing. As Hockney has said, \"to do a portrait slowly is a bit of a contradiction.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CzipLee-Consign","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51372792119542,"sku":"9781855145870","price":124.25,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/8050\/3286\/files\/91iLhz8Nm1L._SL1500.jpg?v=1785473333","url":"https:\/\/shop.litbooks.com.my\/products\/9781855145870","provider":"Lit Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}