David Hockney
(1968)
 

Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy is an acrylic on canvas portrait by the English artist David Hockney, from 1968. It is a joint depiction of the writer Christopher Isherwood and his partner, the painter Don Bachardy. 
It was the first in a series of seven double portraits that Hockney executed between 1968 and 1975. It was part of a private collection for 40 years before its sale at auction at Christie's in New York City on 17 November 2025 for $44.3 million. It has been displayed at many of Hockney's retrospectives.

Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy
1968
Acrylic on canvas
212 x 303.5 cm
Private collection (Sold by Christie’s on 17 November 2025)
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