Beverly Hills Housewife

Beverly Hills Housewife is a 1967 large-scale acrylic painting (72 × 144 in) by David Hockney, part of his California Dreaming series.[1]

The painting depicts the American philanthropist Betty Freeman standing on the patio of her luxury home in Los Angeles, California.[2][3] The composition presents Freeman in a pink dress, positioned slightly off-center, surrounded by interior details such as an antelope head, a zebra-print Corbusier lounger, and orange carpeting. The painting also demonstrates Hockney’s engagement with Cubism and his tendency to distort perspective and flatten space.[4]

The painting, a diptych,[5] was purchased by Freeman upon its completion and formed the centrepiece of her art collection. When Freeman died in 2009, the painting was displayed at Christie's, King Street, London, before being auctioned in May 2009 in New York City.[6] It sold for $7.9m.[5][7]

References

  1. ^ "The David Hockney Foundation: Beverly Hills Housewife". www.thedavidhockneyfoundation.org. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ Jury, Louise (13 April 2012). "Hockney's Housewife to make even bigger splash". Evening Standard.
  3. ^ Black, Michael (23 March 2009). "Beverley Hills Housewife set to smash record for artist's work". Telegraph & Argus.
  4. ^ Konst, Emma (24 July 2019). "Beverly Hills Housewife, David Hockney's Seminal Work". Singulart Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b "David Hockney (b. 1937), Beverly Hills Housewife". www.christies.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Hockney's housewife gets display". BBC. 23 March 2009.
  7. ^ Fung, Lisa (13 May 2009). "Hockney's 'Beverly Hills Housewife' sells for a record $7.9 million". Los Angeles Times.
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