David Hockney laid to rest in private ceremony as global memorials loom

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David Hockney, Britain's best-known artist, died at 88 in London. His funeral was held privately with only his partner and his great-nephew in attendance. Memorial services are planned next year in London, Los Angeles, Paris, and Yorkshire, with most of his works to be donated to foundations and public institutions. A defining pop-art figure, Hockney was famed for Yorkshire landscapes, Los Angeles pool scenes and iPad portraits; in 2018 a swimming-pool painting sold for nearly £70 million, a living-artist auction record.
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