David Hockney Net Worth - Pulptastic
Aria Murphy
Published Apr 10, 2026
David Hockney Net Worth: $150 million
David Hockney is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. He became the most expensive living artist in the world in 2018 when one of his paintings sold for $90.3 million. He was born on July 9, 1937, and was educated at the Royal College of Art in London. Hockney is openly gay, and explored the nature of homosexuality in his portraits. He has received several awards and honors for his work over the years, including The Royal Photographic Society’s Progress medal in 1988 and the Order of Merit by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012. Hockney’s works are housed in Salts Mill, in Saltaire, near his hometown in Bradford, England.
In 1974, Hockney was the subject of Jack Hazan’s film, A Bigger Splash, named after one of Hockney’s most famous swimming pool paintings from 1967. Hockney was also the inspiration of artist, Billy Pappas, in the documentary film, Waiting for Hockney, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. His work has appeared in countless books and in 2012, Hockney opened the David Hockney Foundation, which helps to further the education of the public in the appreciation of art and in particular, the creative art of the times.
