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The information had fallen last week. The painter David Hockney, known for being the most highly rated painter in his lifetime after selling one of his more than 90 million dollar paintings, was leaving his Los Angeles home. His new place of residence, however, remained unknown ... until now! Justin Robin investigated for Europe 1 and found the trace of the painter, close to Caen.
The artist chose Normandy, and more precisely Calvados, to put his luggage. All we know for the moment is that his new home has inspired his paintings exhibited for a few days in a large New York gallery. It is entitled "The Great Court, Normandy".
"Round glasses, a hat ... he has a class"
"David Hockney, of course I'm a fan, where is it installed?" Asks a resident, surprised to learn that the artist has taken up residence a few steps from her home. At the entrance of the painter's property, a simple sheet of white paper on which it is printed in bold: "The Great Court". The field is in work "since 3 months", informs a craftsman.
Around the half-timbered house, just the countryside. So you have to go to the shops of the town next door to hear about David Hockney. "I meet him," says another resident, "generally in places that relate to food or drink! It is a character that we note more". She concludes: "He has a certain elegance, round glasses, a hat ... He has a class".
"He's coming to a time in his life where he needs to recharge his batteries"
On the village square, a starred restaurant is an argument to attract the 82-year-old artist who chose Normandy for "his art of living" says Jean-Jacques: "No wonder he came here is the atmosphere, the serenity ... It's a very discreet man and you have to keep it that way. "
Pascal, sculptor also installed in the region, tells from his studio: "He had a crush, it's obvious, he arrives at a time of his life where he needs to relax. for a painter, it's something important, his work will suffer. " And if he attracted a new clientele, art-lover, with the dream perhaps one day of an exhibition Hockney ... in Normandy.