06/16/2026
Media on the passing of painter David Hockney, points out his relationship to two dachshunds.
“In the mid-1990s, Hockney created more than 40 paintings of his beloved dachshunds Stanley and Boodgie, capturing their daily routine eating, playing, and doing absolutely nothing at all.” (Artnet.com)
In the introduction to his book, “Dog Days”, Hockney told us:
“From September 1993, I painted and drew my dogs. This took a certain amount of planning, since dogs are generally not interested in Art (I say generally only because I have now come across a singing dog). Food and love dominate their lives.
I make no apologies for the apparent subject matter. These two dear little creatures are my friends. They are intelligent, loving, comical, and often bored. They watch me work; I notice the warm shapes they make together, their sadness and their delights. And, being Hollywood dogs, they somehow seem to know that a picture is being made.”
Pictures by:
Michal Ferens
Louise Verdone
Sanja Smailagic
125Tel
Hans Mauli
Jon D. Pearson
A. Al_x_nd_r
Cosmin Munteanu
Alessandro Prato Atko
Jeffrey De Keyser
Joshua Lewis
Antonio Terzini
Casey Meshbesher
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