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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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

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Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)
Bathers (a) (Lullin 65), 1967

Richard Hamilton

Bathers (a) (Lullin 65), 1967

Sale Date: June 25, 2018

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Soft blue landscape

Richard Hamilton

Soft blue landscape

Sale Date: June 16, 2018

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Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon, 1969–1970

Richard Hamilton

Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 19, 2018

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Fashion-plate, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Fashion-plate, 1973

Sale Date: May 19, 2018

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ALTAR PIECE, 1980

Richard Hamilton

ALTAR PIECE, 1980

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Sale Date: June 19, 2018

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He forsaw his pale body, 1990

Richard Hamilton

He forsaw his pale body, 1990

Sale Date: June 19, 2018

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Leopold Bloom, 1983

Richard Hamilton

Leopold Bloom, 1983

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Picasso's meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's meninas, 1973

Sale Date: June 30, 2018

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Guggenheim Museum, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim Museum, 1970

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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Guggenheim Museum, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim Museum, 1970

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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TiT, 2002

Richard Hamilton

TiT, 2002

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Polaroid Portrait: Max Ernst 18.3.73, 2010

Richard Hamilton

Polaroid Portrait: Max Ernst 18.3.73, 2010

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Polaroid Portrait: William Katz 20.7.71, 2010

Richard Hamilton

Polaroid Portrait: William Katz 20.7.71, 2010

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Eine kleine schöne Scheisse für Dieter (A..., 1971

Richard Hamilton

Eine kleine schöne Scheisse für Dieter (A..., 1971

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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The Citizen, 1985

Richard Hamilton

The Citizen, 1985

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Esquisse (Sketch), 1972

Richard Hamilton

Esquisse (Sketch), 1972

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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The Apprentice Boy, 1988

Richard Hamilton

The Apprentice Boy, 1988

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Vignette, 1969

Richard Hamilton

Vignette, 1969

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Bathers (a), 1967

Richard Hamilton

Bathers (a), 1967

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Interior with Monochromes, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Interior with Monochromes, 1979

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Instant Painting, 1980

Richard Hamilton

Instant Painting, 1980

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Motel I, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Motel I, 1979

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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