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Drawing makes you see things clearer, and clearer and clearer still, until your eyes ache.
David Hockney
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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
Collagist
Draftsperson
Drawer
Graphic Artist
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Lithographer
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Bradford
Yorkshire
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