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

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Art & Exhibitions

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

by Naomi Rea
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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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Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)
Trichromatic flower-piece, 1973–1974

Richard Hamilton

Trichromatic flower-piece, 1973–1974

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Flower-piece A, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Flower-piece A, 1974

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Guggenheim Museum, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim Museum, 1970

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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The critic laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The critic laughs, 1968

Sale Date: November 30, 2019

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Readymade Shadows, 2005–2006

Richard Hamilton

Readymade Shadows, 2005–2006

Sale Date: December 16, 2019

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Polaroid Portrait, Emmett Williams..., 1971–2010

Richard Hamilton

Polaroid Portrait, Emmett Williams..., 1971–2010

Sale Date: December 11, 2019

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Marcel Duchamp, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Marcel Duchamp, 1967

Sale Date: December 11, 2019

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Composer (Milan), 1972

Richard Hamilton

Composer (Milan), 1972

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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Composer (Milan), 1972

Richard Hamilton

Composer (Milan), 1972

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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The Beatles, 2007

Richard Hamilton

The Beatles, 2007

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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A Mirrorical Return, 1998

Richard Hamilton

A Mirrorical Return, 1998

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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The Heaventree of Stars, 1998

Richard Hamilton

The Heaventree of Stars, 1998

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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Finn MacCool, 1983

Richard Hamilton

Finn MacCool, 1983

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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Oculist Witnesses, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Oculist Witnesses, 1968

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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Fashion Plate, 1969–1970

Richard Hamilton

Fashion Plate, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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Swingeing London 67, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London 67, 1968

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, 1967

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, 1967

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Picasso's meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's meninas, 1973

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

Auction Closed

Nude, 1996

Richard Hamilton

Nude, 1996

Sale Date: November 21, 2019

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Guggenheim Museum (Black), 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim Museum (Black), 1970

Sale Date: November 28, 2019

Auction Closed

Guggenheim Museum (White), 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim Museum (White), 1970

Sale Date: November 28, 2019

Auction Closed

Picasso's meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's meninas, 1973

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

Auction Closed

Fashion-Plate, 1969–1970

Richard Hamilton

Fashion-Plate, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

Auction Closed

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