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Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool is a 1966 acrylic-on-canvas painting by the British pop art artist David Hockney. It depicts the rear view of a naked man climbing out of a swimming pool outside a contemporary house. It is held at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
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The Splash is a 1966 pop art painting by the British artist David Hockney. It depicts a swimming pool beside a pavilion, disturbed by a splash of water created by an unseen figure who has apparently just jumped in from a diving board. It is made in acrylic on a 72 in (180 cm) square canvas, and is titled, signed and dated 1966 on the reverse. It is one of three connected works painted in 1966 and 1967: the others are A Little Splash, and A Bigger Splash.
References
- ↑ Laster, Paul. "The Met Proves That David Hockney Is More Than Just the Pool Guy". Vice.
- ↑ Smith, Roberta (23 November 2017). "David Hockney's Life in Painting: Spare, Exuberant, Full". The New York Times .
