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No theoretician, no writer on art, however interesting he or she might be, could be as interesting as Picasso. A good writer on art may give you an insight to Picasso, but, after all, Picasso was there first.

David Hockney

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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
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Bradford
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