British artist David Hockney dies 'one month short of his 89th birthday'

Over the course of more than seven decades his joyful, optimistic vision made him one of the world’s most popular artists responsible for some of the most memorable images of the 20th and 21st centuries.

David Hockney with some of his portraits at the Royal Academy of Arts (Andrew Matthews/PA)

David Hockney, one of the most celebrated and influential British artists of modern times, has died aged 88.

He died peacefully at home on June 11, his publicist Erica Bolton said.