Untitled No.346, from A Bigger Book: Art edition B, 2010/2016

David Hockney’s Untitled No. 346, created in 2010 and published as part of A Bigger Book: Art Edition B in 2016, presents an exuberant bouquet of tulips arranged in an ornate glass vase. Set against an intense blue ground, the flowers emerge through layers of fluid line, saturated color and translucent digital brushwork. The composition combines the intimacy of a traditional still life with the immediacy of drawing on an iPad, reflecting Hockney’s remarkable ability to embrace new technology while preserving the spontaneity and pleasure of direct observation.