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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Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)
Polaroid Portrait, Francis Bacon 14.7.69, 2010

Richard Hamilton

Polaroid Portrait, Francis Bacon 14.7.69, 2010

Sale Date: January 25, 2018

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Toaster: Deluxe Study VII, 2008

Richard Hamilton

Toaster: Deluxe Study VII, 2008

Sale Date: January 25, 2018

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Toaster: Deluxe Study IV, 2008

Richard Hamilton

Toaster: Deluxe Study IV, 2008

Sale Date: January 25, 2018

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Untitled (Self-Portrait), 1980

Richard Hamilton

Untitled (Self-Portrait), 1980

Sale Date: January 25, 2018

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Motel II - 1979

Richard Hamilton

Motel II - 1979

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Berlin interior - 1979, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Berlin interior - 1979, 1979

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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A Dedicated Follower of Fashion - 1981

Richard Hamilton

A Dedicated Follower of Fashion - 1981

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Self Portrait, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Self Portrait, 1967

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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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 13, 2017

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Polaroid Portrait, Hermann Nitsch 21.10.76, 2010

Richard Hamilton

Polaroid Portrait, Hermann Nitsch 21.10.76, 2010

Sale Date: December 5, 2017

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Release (Lullin 83), 1972

Richard Hamilton

Release (Lullin 83), 1972

Sale Date: December 5, 2017

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The Beatles (Lullin 72), 1968

Richard Hamilton

The Beatles (Lullin 72), 1968

Sale Date: December 5, 2017

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Mirrors of the Mind, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Mirrors of the Mind, 1974

Sale Date: December 18, 2017

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Picasso's meninas (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's meninas (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Sale Date: November 29, 2017

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Microcosmos 3, 1950

Richard Hamilton

Microcosmos 3, 1950

Sale Date: November 23, 2017

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Microcosmos, 1950

Richard Hamilton

Microcosmos, 1950

Sale Date: November 23, 2017

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Somersault, 1952

Richard Hamilton

Somersault, 1952

Sale Date: November 23, 2017

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The Oculist Witness (Marcel Duchamp), 1967

Richard Hamilton

The Oculist Witness (Marcel Duchamp), 1967

Sale Date: November 16, 2017

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My Marilyn, 1965

Richard Hamilton

My Marilyn, 1965

Sale Date: November 16, 2017

Auction Closed

Study for $he, 1958

Richard Hamilton

Study for $he, 1958

Sale Date: November 22, 2017

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Two Flower-Pieces (with Dieter Roth), 1974

Richard Hamilton

Two Flower-Pieces (with Dieter Roth), 1974

Sale Date: December 2, 2017

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Swingeing London, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London, 1968

Sale Date: December 2, 2017

Auction Closed

I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas

Richard Hamilton

I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas

Sale Date: October 16, 2017

Auction Closed

Swinging London, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Swinging London, 1967

Sale Date: October 24, 2017

Auction Closed

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