FAMED British artist David Hockney has died peacefully at home aged 88, his publicist Erica Bolton announced today.

He was described in a statement as “one of the most important figures in contemporary art in both the 20th and 21st centuries” in a career spanning seven decades.

The statement said: “David Hockney’s enduring legacy reflects his underlying enthusiasm for life, his outstanding sense of humour, his immense generosity, and his investigative curiosity encapsulated by his signature phrase, Love Life.

“Details of memorials will follow in due course.”

Hockney died on Thursday, just a month short of his 89th birthday, the statement said.

His most famous paintings included The Splash, A Bigger Splash, Portrait Of An Artist (Pool With Two Figures), My Parents and Mr And Mrs Clark And Percy.

He revolutionised art, painting LGBT+ themes before the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Britain, and was lauded for embracing digital art and the use of iPads as much as traditional painting.