Richard Hockney

Richard Hockney is the great-nephew and former assistant of the renowned British artist David Hockney. He is also a photographer and a trustee of the David Hockney Foundation. Richard Hockney gained recent public attention as one of only two mourners present at David Hockney's private funeral, held in accordance with the artist's final wishes. The other mourner was David Hockney's partner, Jean-Pierre Goncalves de Lima. Richard Hockney's presence at the funeral highlights his close relationship with his uncle and his role in managing the artist's legacy, particularly through his position as a trustee of the foundation established to preserve David Hockney's work.