I came across this painting when I moved to my new home. We discovered a fake floor underneath a carpet. There was a trap door with concrete steps leading down into a concrete cavernous space that we realized was a swimming pool.
I guess the original owner had built this indoor pool but had then abandoned the project half way through. They had built a fake floor overtop the pool, and put a carpet on top of the floor.
This painting was found wrapped up in newspaper at the far end of the abandoned pool.
Many questions remain unanswered to this day. But we did discover that this was indeed a legitimate Hockney, painted during his famous swimming pool phase!
On the market it would be worth approx
$65 - 70 million dollars
Priced at ArtPod for $650

65-70 million dollars

David Hockney

1980

David Hockney is another one of my favourite artists. I love his colourful compositions, the way is plays with texture and form, his bold exploration into the world of art, always exploring and pushing boundaries.

Acylic and oil pastel on board