The portrait is offered by Annely Juda Fine Art, which has represented Hockney in Britain since the early 1990s. Mr. Sheeran introduced the artist to Mr. Mars, who then dropped by for lunch with Mr. Hockney in Los Angeles. The artist found him lively and interesting, and asked to draw and paint him, said David Juda, the gallery’s director. Mr. Juda and his mother, Annely, a prominent German-born art dealer, founded the gallery in 1968. Why has Mr. Hockney stayed with the gallery instead of switching to one of the many mega-dealers in London?

Source: New York Times June 18, 2020 13:58 UTC