The Guardian<\/em> reports<\/a>: \u201cPortrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)<\/em> was snapped up after more than nine minutes of bidding, dominated by two rival telephone bidders. The previous record was held by American Jeff Koons and his Balloon Dog (Orange), which sold for $58.4m at Christie\u2019s in 2013\u2026The first man<\/a> depicts Hockney\u2019s former lover and muse, Peter Schlesinger, who was one of his students at the University of California, Los Angeles. The picture dates back to the year that their great love affair ended, and it is thought the swimmer could be Peter\u2019s new lover. One of Hockney\u2019s most celebrated works, it has featured on the cover of a number of monographs about the artist and was part of an international retrospective that celebrated his 80th birthday in 2017.\u201d<\/p>\n The post David Hockney Painting of Former Lover Fetches $90.3 Million, Breaks Record for Living Artist<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n