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I can often tell when drawings are done from photographs, because you can tell what they miss out, what the camera misses out: usually weight and volume - there's a flatness to them.
David Hockney
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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
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Draftsperson
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Lithographer
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Bradford
Yorkshire
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