FAMED British artist David Hockney has died peacefully at home aged 88, his publicist Erica Bolton announced today.

He was described in a statement as “one of the most important figures in contemporary art in both the 20th and 21st centuries” in a career spanning seven decades.

The statement said: “David Hockney’s enduring legacy reflects his underlying enthusiasm for life, his outstanding sense of humour, his immense generosity, and his investigative curiosity encapsulated by his signature phrase, Love Life.

“Details of memorials will follow in due course.”

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