An aesthetic choice became a tribute.
David Hockney, Britain's most celebrated painter of light and water, died on 11 June 2026, just as we were choosing the visual language for B2BV2V London. We had already turned to his world, the flat saturated colour, the mirrored water, the confident line, to give the London edition its look. His passing turned an aesthetic choice into a tribute.
A river city, seen from a 42nd-floor room.
The Dialogue of Skyscrapers moves between cities: Warsaw, Dubai, London. Hockney spent a lifetime moving between Yorkshire and California and back, painting the same truth in both, that a place is its light and its water. London is a river city seen from a 42nd-floor room, and his palette is its natural language: cerulean water, viridian green, coral & warm gold.
- British light
- Water & reflection
- Bold flat colour
- A line that finds the landmark
Original London views, made in his spirit.
For B2BV2V London we commissioned a set of original London views in his spirit: The Shard over the Thames, the Cheesegrater & the City cluster, the river at dusk. They were created for RealTimes and printed in the United Kingdom for Landing Forty Two. These are original works made in tribute to his style. They are not reproductions of his paintings.
Where the canvas meets trophy real estate.
The tribute continues on stage. An independent art expert gives a 15 to 20 minute keynote on Hockney's legacy and on art as an asset class, where the language of the canvas meets the language of trophy real estate. The slot is marked in the programme.
A tribute by RealTimes. RealTimes is not affiliated with, authorised by, or endorsed by David Hockney, his estate, or the David Hockney Foundation. Every artwork shown here is an original work created in tribute; none is a reproduction of a work by David Hockney.