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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Reviews

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, 1969

Richard Hamilton

BATHERS, 1969

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

Auction Closed

LA SCALA MILANO, 1968

Richard Hamilton

LA SCALA MILANO, 1968

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

Auction Closed

STUDY FOR $HE (WITH GOUACHE AND INK), 1958

Richard Hamilton

STUDY FOR $HE (WITH GOUACHE AND INK), 1958

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

Auction Closed

BY THE WATERS OF MIERS, 1972

Richard Hamilton

BY THE WATERS OF MIERS, 1972

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

Auction Closed

Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Sale Date: October 10, 1992

Auction Closed

FINN MACCOOL (#93/120), 1983

Richard Hamilton

FINN MACCOOL (#93/120), 1983

Sale Date: September 19, 1992

Auction Closed

LEOPOLD BLOOM (#92/120), 1983

Richard Hamilton

LEOPOLD BLOOM (#92/120), 1983

Sale Date: September 19, 1992

Auction Closed

IN HORNE'S HOUSE (#93/120), 1984

Richard Hamilton

IN HORNE'S HOUSE (#93/120), 1984

Sale Date: September 19, 1992

Auction Closed

SELF PORTRAIT IN A CRACKED MIRROR (#7/30), 1985

Richard Hamilton

SELF PORTRAIT IN A CRACKED MIRROR (#7/30), 1985

Sale Date: September 19, 1992

Auction Closed

Swinging London 67, 1968–1968

Richard Hamilton

Swinging London 67, 1968–1968

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

Auction Closed

MOTEL II (W.109), 1979

Richard Hamilton

MOTEL II (W.109), 1979

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

Auction Closed

BERLIN INTERIOR (W. 105), 1979

Richard Hamilton

BERLIN INTERIOR (W. 105), 1979

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

Auction Closed

INTERIOR WITH MONOCHROMES (W.106), 1979

Richard Hamilton

INTERIOR WITH MONOCHROMES (W.106), 1979

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

Auction Closed

RELEASE (WADDINGTON GALL 81), 1972

Richard Hamilton

RELEASE (WADDINGTON GALL 81), 1972

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

Auction Closed

RELEASE (W.81), 1972

Richard Hamilton

RELEASE (W.81), 1972

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

Auction Closed

PUTTING ON DE STIJL (W. 107), 1979

Richard Hamilton

PUTTING ON DE STIJL (W. 107), 1979

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

Auction Closed

INSTANT PAINTING (W.112), 1980

Richard Hamilton

INSTANT PAINTING (W.112), 1980

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

Auction Closed

SOFT BLUE LANDSCAPE, 1979

Richard Hamilton

SOFT BLUE LANDSCAPE, 1979

Sale Date: June 29, 1992

Auction Closed

FINN MAC COOL.

Richard Hamilton

FINN MAC COOL.

Sale Date: June 20, 1992

Auction Closed

METAMORPHOSIS OF BLOOM

Richard Hamilton

METAMORPHOSIS OF BLOOM

Sale Date: June 11, 1992

Auction Closed

LOBBY, 1984

Richard Hamilton

LOBBY, 1984

Sale Date: June 11, 1992

Auction Closed

THE CRITIC LAUGHS (WADDINGTON/CRISTEA 66), 1968

Richard Hamilton

THE CRITIC LAUGHS (WADDINGTON/CRISTEA 66), 1968

Sale Date: June 3, 1992

Auction Closed

BY THE WATERS OF MIERS, 1972

Richard Hamilton

BY THE WATERS OF MIERS, 1972

Sale Date: May 30, 1992

Auction Closed

Picasso's Meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's Meninas, 1973

Sale Date: May 27, 1992

Auction Closed

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