Article: Pool picture sold for record $4.8 million.

Once again, a David Hockney painting has sold for a record-breaking price. On June 21, "The Splash" (shown) went for approximately $4.8 million at a Sotheby's auction in London. Once owned by movie producer David Geffen, the 1966 painting depicts the instant after someone dives into a pool. It is said to be one of the most iconic images of the '60s and the artist's first years in California. Previously, the most expensive Hockney painting ...

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