Richard Hamilton

Richard Hamilton was an English artist known for producing some of the earliest works of Pop Art. Though he used a wide variety of techniques during his career, his most recognizable works, such as Study for a Fashion Plate (1969), were done in collage. “It's not so easy to create a memorable image,” he once reflected. “Art is made through the sensibilities of an artist, and the kind of ambitions and intelligence, curiosity and inner direction that role requires.” Born on February 24, 1922 in London, United Kingdom, Hamilton was working as an apprentice at an electrical components firm when he began taking art classes in the evenings at Saint Martin’s School of Art. Entering the Royal Academy at the age of 16, Hamilton was later expelled for not following the school’s regulations. In 1956, he completed his first major collage work, Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing?, a seminal image in Pop Art history.  Accepting an offer to teach at his old alma mater, Hamilton mentored a number of students during the late 1950s, including Peter Blake and David Hockney. During the mid-1960s, the artist became increasingly interested in the work of Marcel Duchamp, and reflected his interests by attempting to proliferate his own art in various forms of media. Through mutual friends, Hamilton was introduced to Paul McCartney, and subsequently produced the cover art for The Beatles’ White Album (1968). Over the following decades, Hamilton focused on producing prints as well as incorporating new technologies, such as computer software, into his practice. The artist died on September 13, 2011 in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, among others.

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Artangel’s Exhibition in Notorious Victorian Prison is Inspired, Powerful, and Respectful

by Lorena Muñoz-Alonso
Artangel’s Exhibition in Notorious Victorian Prison is Inspired, Powerful, and Respectful
Art & Exhibitions

Ai Weiwei and Patti Smith Respond to Oscar Wilde in the Prison Where He Was Incarcerated

by Naomi Rea
Ai Weiwei and Patti Smith Respond to Oscar Wilde in the Prison Where He Was Incarcerated
Art Fairs

Richard Hamilton Drawings, Forgotten in an Attic for Decades, Go to Frieze Masters

by Henri Neuendorf
Richard Hamilton Drawings, Forgotten in an Attic for Decades, Go to Frieze Masters

Richard Hamilton Artworks

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Auction Results

Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)
BATHERS (A), 1967

Richard Hamilton

BATHERS (A), 1967

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

Auction Closed

MY MARILYN, 1965

Richard Hamilton

MY MARILYN, 1965

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

Auction Closed

SOFT BLUE LANDSCAPE, 1979

Richard Hamilton

SOFT BLUE LANDSCAPE, 1979

Sale Date: April 6, 1993

Auction Closed

PLAKAT DER GALERIE PEERLINGS

Richard Hamilton

PLAKAT DER GALERIE PEERLINGS

Sale Date: December 12, 1992

Auction Closed

MOTEL II, 1979

Richard Hamilton

MOTEL II, 1979

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

Auction Closed

LOBBY, 1984

Richard Hamilton

LOBBY, 1984

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

Auction Closed

BERLIN INTERIOR, 1979

Richard Hamilton

BERLIN INTERIOR, 1979

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

Auction Closed

A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST BY FRANCIS BACON, 1970–1971

Richard Hamilton

A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST BY FRANCIS BACON, 1970–1971

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

Auction Closed

Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

Auction Closed

INTERIOR WITH MONOCHROMES, 1979

Richard Hamilton

INTERIOR WITH MONOCHROMES, 1979

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

Auction Closed

REAPER (A), 1949

Richard Hamilton

REAPER (A), 1949

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

Auction Closed

Swingeing London 67, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London 67, 1968

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

Auction Closed

FIVE TYRES REMOULDED, 1971

Richard Hamilton

FIVE TYRES REMOULDED, 1971

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

Auction Closed

Swingeing London 67, 1968–1969

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London 67, 1968–1969

Sale Date: December 3, 1992

Auction Closed

RELEASE, 1972

Richard Hamilton

RELEASE, 1972

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

Auction Closed

MICROCOSMOS (ARBOR TYPE) HETEROMOPHISM, 1950–1951

Richard Hamilton

MICROCOSMOS (ARBOR TYPE) HETEROMOPHISM, 1950–1951

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

Auction Closed

REAPER, 1949

Richard Hamilton

REAPER, 1949

Sale Date: December 2, 1992

Auction Closed

TRICHROMATIC FLOWER-PIECE, 1973–1974

Richard Hamilton

TRICHROMATIC FLOWER-PIECE, 1973–1974

Sale Date: December 1, 1992

Auction Closed

SOFT BLUE LANDSCAPE, 1979

Richard Hamilton

SOFT BLUE LANDSCAPE, 1979

Sale Date: November 30, 1992

Auction Closed

Sunrise, 1975

Richard Hamilton

Sunrise, 1975

Sale Date: November 28, 1992

Auction Closed

THE CRITICS LAUGHS, 1968

Richard Hamilton

THE CRITICS LAUGHS, 1968

Sale Date: November 28, 1992

Auction Closed

REAPER, 1977

Richard Hamilton

REAPER, 1977

Sale Date: November 28, 1992

Auction Closed

A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST BY FRANCIS BACON, 1970–1971

Richard Hamilton

A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST BY FRANCIS BACON, 1970–1971

Sale Date: November 20, 1992

Auction Closed

PICASSO'S MENINAS, FROM HOMMAGE A PICASSO, 1973

Richard Hamilton

PICASSO'S MENINAS, FROM HOMMAGE A PICASSO, 1973

Sale Date: November 9, 1992

Auction Closed

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