Peter Schlesinger
Peter Schlesinger (born April 2, 1948 in Los Angeles, California)[1] is an American artist, author, and former artist's model, perhaps most well known for being the subject in numerous notable canvases by the British painter David Hockney.
Biography
[edit]Peter Schlesinger was an 18-year-old student at UCLA when he met the then 28-year-old artist David Hockney, who was teaching a summer class at the university. They began a long affair; Schlesinger relocated with Hockney to London[when?], where he subsequently undertook to study at the Slade School of Art.[2] Whilst in a relationship with Hockney, he was often the artist's subject and muse; he appears in some of Hockney's best-known works, including Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972)[3]—which, in 2018, sold for over $90 million, setting the monetary record for a painting by a living artist— Peter Schlesinger with Polaroid Camera, and Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool.[4][5]
Schlesinger went on to pursue his own career as a visual artist, creating sculptures, paintings, and photographs.[6]
Books
[edit]His photography is the subject of two volumes for which he also wrote the text; A Chequered Past (2003, Thames and Hudson)[7] and Peter Schlesinger: A Photographic Memory 1968–1989 (2015, Damiani; co-authored with Hilton Als).[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]The 1974 film A Bigger Splash (named after Hockney's famous painting) is about the breakup of Schlesinger's relationship with Hockney.
Schlesinger's later partner was the Swedish photographer Eric Bowman, with whom he shared a home in Bellport on Long Island.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Peter Schlesinger - Art Auction Results". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Brazilian, Alexa (2 December 2015). "Intimate Pictures From a Legendary Photographer". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Fineartmultiple Art Magazine - David Hockney's Life and Art—"I have done what I wanted to do, every day."". fineartmultiple.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Peter Schlesinger with Polaroid camera by David Hockney: History, Analysis & Facts". Arthive. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool, 20th century and contemporary". www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Wilkinson, Isabel (27 January 2012). "Peter Schlesinger, David Hockney's Muse, Shows New Works in L.A." The Daily Beast. Retrieved 16 November 2018 – via www.thedailybeast.com.
- ^ results, search; Blahnik, Manolo (31 January 2004). A Chequered Past: My Visual Diary of the '60s and '70s. Gardners Books. ISBN 050054283X.
- ^ "A Look Inside Peter Schlesinger's A Photographic Memory". vogue.com. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Peter Schlesinger A Photographic Memory 1968-1989 ARTBOOK - D.A.P. 2015 Catalog Damiani 9788862084369. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Principe, Victor (16 November 2018). Bellport Revisited. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738557465. Retrieved 16 November 2018 – via Google Books.
External links
[edit]- The artist's website – [1]
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