Read more David Hockney stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3833/david-hockney.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:17:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/58953/modest-success-at-christies-cheers-art-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChristie's contemporary auction in New York last night went better than expected, selling $93.7 million worth of postwar art—double the result of its rival Sotheby's the night before. The top lot was a 12-foot panorama by British painter David Hockney, which sold for $7.9 million, a record...http://www.newser.com/story/58953/modest-success-at-christies-cheers-art-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 6:32:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23780/hockney-donates-40-footer-to-tate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDavid Hockney has donated his largest-ever painting to London's Tate museum rather than sell it for a presumed price of several million dollars, reports the Times of London. Hockney, one of the world's foremost figurative painters, said donating the 40-foot-long Bigger Trees Near Warter was a "duty," and added, "You've...http://www.newser.com/story/23780/hockney-donates-40-footer-to-tate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Apr 2008 8:20:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3720/england-douses-public-smoking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe English ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces, including bars, workplaces, and public buildings, went into effect at 6am today. The effort to improve indoor air quality and inconvenience some smokers into quitting will cause grumbling, says the country's chief medical officer, but "on the whole, the majority of...http://www.newser.com/story/3720/england-douses-public-smoking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Jul 2007 14:55:24 CDT