Richard Hambleton

(American/Canadian, 1952–2017)

Richard Hambleton was an American-Canadian graffiti artist best known for his recurring motif of a black-silhouetted figure known as the Shadowman. Along with his contemporaries Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hambleton painted directly on the streets of New York and achieved success during the art boom of the 1980s. “I painted the town black,” he once said. “They could represent watchmen or danger or the shadows of a human body after a nuclear holocaust or even my own shadow.” Born on June 23, 1952 in Vancouver, Canada, he studied at the Vancouver School of Art before beginning his Image Mass Murder series in 1976. These works mimicked the look of chalk outlines used by police during crime scene investigations. Settling in New York in 1979, Hambleton transitioned from street art to producing paintings in his studio. He went on to participate in both the 1984 and 1988 Venice Biennale. The artist died on October 29, 2017 in New York, NY. Today, Hambleton’s works are held in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others.

Richard Hambleton Artworks

Richard Hambleton (629 results)

Standing Shadow - Blue

Richard Hambleton

Standing Shadow - Blue

Sale Date: March 24, 2021

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Horse & Rider - Bucking Red

Richard Hambleton

Horse & Rider - Bucking Red

Sale Date: March 24, 2021

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Shadow Head (Gold)

Richard Hambleton

Shadow Head (Gold)

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Double Portrait, 2015

Richard Hambleton

Double Portrait, 2015

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Shadow Head Portrait, 2004

Richard Hambleton

Shadow Head Portrait, 2004

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Untitled (Wave), 1984

Richard Hambleton

Untitled (Wave), 1984

Sale Date: February 19, 2021

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Shadow heads and Spin - 1999, 1999

Richard Hambleton

Shadow heads and Spin - 1999, 1999

Sale Date: December 16, 2020

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Antoinette, 1988

Richard Hambleton

Antoinette, 1988

Sale Date: November 18, 2020

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Untitled, 2008

Richard Hambleton

Untitled, 2008

Sale Date: November 19, 2020

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Splattered Marlboro Man, 1985

Richard Hambleton

Splattered Marlboro Man, 1985

Sale Date: November 10, 2020

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Untitled (Shadow Head), 1975–1999

Richard Hambleton

Untitled (Shadow Head), 1975–1999

Sale Date: November 11, 2020

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Horse and Rider (Grey Wash), 2003

Richard Hambleton

Horse and Rider (Grey Wash), 2003

Sale Date: November 11, 2020

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Richard Art Hambleton (Canadian 1952-2017),..., 2014

Richard Hambleton

Richard Art Hambleton (Canadian 1952-2017),..., 2014

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Shadow Head, 2004

Richard Hambleton

Shadow Head, 2004

Sale Date: October 21, 2020

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UNTITLED (JUMPING PURPLE SHADOWMAN), 2009

Richard Hambleton

UNTITLED (JUMPING PURPLE SHADOWMAN), 2009

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Standing Shadow - Yellow & Red

Richard Hambleton

Standing Shadow - Yellow & Red

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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SHADOW HEAD PORTRAIT, 2002-2003, 2002–2003

Richard Hambleton

SHADOW HEAD PORTRAIT, 2002-2003, 2002–2003

Sale Date: September 15, 2020

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Horse and Rider, 2005

Richard Hambleton

Horse and Rider, 2005

Sale Date: September 10, 2020

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Standing Shadow - Yellow & Red

Richard Hambleton

Standing Shadow - Yellow & Red

Sale Date: August 25, 2020

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Stop Sign

Richard Hambleton

Sale Date: August 25, 2020

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Shadow Head Portrait (2004), 2004

Richard Hambleton

Shadow Head Portrait (2004), 2004

Sale Date: July 30, 2020

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GANG OF FOUR, 2005

Richard Hambleton

GANG OF FOUR, 2005

Sale Date: July 28, 2020

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Shadow Head with White Background, 1992

Richard Hambleton

Shadow Head with White Background, 1992

Sale Date: July 28, 2020

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SHADOWMAN, 2000

Richard Hambleton

SHADOWMAN, 2000

Sale Date: July 17, 2020

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