David Hamilton

(British, 1933–2016)

David Hamilton was a British photographer and film director known for his nude photographs of adolescent girls. Often controversial, the images evoke an effect of dreaminess through soft focus and varied grain. Using a photographic technique akin to painting, he has acknowledged the influence of Lucas Cranach on his style. Born on April 15, 1933 in London, United Kingdom, the artist initially found work as an art director, then a commercial photographer in the 1950s and 60s in France. In 1979, his film Laura was released in France—the movie blends melodrama with soft-core pornography, as wells as Hamilton’s hallmark soft focus. He published numerous photobooks during his life, The Age of Innocence (1995) being one of his most popular. Similar to the work of Jock Sturges and Sally Mann, Hamilton’s erotic subject matter caused complaints of indecency over the decades. In 2016, the photographer was accused of rape by four separate women who had served as former models. In an apparent suicide, the photographer was found dead with a plastic bag over his head on November 25, 2016 in Paris, France.

David Hamilton Artworks

David Hamilton (211 results)
Woman in White on Beach, 1981

David Hamilton

Woman in White on Beach, 1981

Sale Date: March 13, 2024

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Group of 4 Photographs, 1980–1981

David Hamilton

Group of 4 Photographs, 1980–1981

Sale Date: March 13, 2024

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Group of Six Landscape Photographs, 1981

David Hamilton

Group of Six Landscape Photographs, 1981

Sale Date: March 13, 2024

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The Well Spring, 1981

David Hamilton

The Well Spring, 1981

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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Roses in Pitcher, 1992

David Hamilton

Roses in Pitcher, 1992

Sale Date: February 7, 2024

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La Muse, 1971

David Hamilton

La Muse, 1971

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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Les Fileuses (hommage à Velasquez), s.d.

David Hamilton

Les Fileuses (hommage à Velasquez), s.d.

Sale Date: November 10, 2023

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Untitled (Woman in Hat), 1981

David Hamilton

Untitled (Woman in Hat), 1981

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Untitled (Two Nudes Holding Hands), 1981

David Hamilton

Untitled (Two Nudes Holding Hands), 1981

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Untitled (Male with Red Towel), 1981

David Hamilton

Untitled (Male with Red Towel), 1981

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Group of 4 Photographs, 1980–1981

David Hamilton

Group of 4 Photographs, 1980–1981

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Boat at the Shore, 1981

David Hamilton

Boat at the Shore, 1981

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Woman in Headscarf, 1981

David Hamilton

Woman in Headscarf, 1981

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Sheer Dress, 1981

David Hamilton

Sheer Dress, 1981

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Nude Jumping, 1981

David Hamilton

Nude Jumping, 1981

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Three Women on a Beach, 1981

David Hamilton

Three Women on a Beach, 1981

Sale Date: September 13, 2023

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Woman in Blue Shirt, 1981

David Hamilton

Woman in Blue Shirt, 1981

Sale Date: September 13, 2023

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Woman in White on Beach, 1981

David Hamilton

Woman in White on Beach, 1981

Sale Date: September 13, 2023

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Untitled (Nude Laying Over Couch), 1981

David Hamilton

Untitled (Nude Laying Over Couch), 1981

Sale Date: August 9, 2023

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Untitled (Woman in Blue Dress, 1981

David Hamilton

Untitled (Woman in Blue Dress, 1981

Sale Date: August 9, 2023

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Untitled (Woman in Profile), 1981

David Hamilton

Untitled (Woman in Profile), 1981

Sale Date: August 9, 2023

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Ramatuelle, 1981

David Hamilton

Ramatuelle, 1981

Sale Date: August 9, 2023

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Untitled (Nude Undressing), 1981

David Hamilton

Untitled (Nude Undressing), 1981

Sale Date: July 12, 2023

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Untitled (Woman with Hat), 1981

David Hamilton

Untitled (Woman with Hat), 1981

Sale Date: July 12, 2023

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