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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Art & Exhibitions

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

by Henri Neuendorf
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Richard Hamilton Artworks

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Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)
A Languid Floating Flower, 1983

Richard Hamilton

A Languid Floating Flower, 1983

Sale Date: November 16, 2016

Auction Closed

Trichromatic flower-piece, 1973–1974

Richard Hamilton

Trichromatic flower-piece, 1973–1974

Sale Date: October 29, 2016

Auction Closed

Whitley Bay (portfolio of 10), 1966

Richard Hamilton

Whitley Bay (portfolio of 10), 1966

Sale Date: October 27, 2016

Auction Closed

Multi-coloured Flower Piece, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Multi-coloured Flower Piece, 1974

Sale Date: October 17, 2016

Auction Closed

Trichromatic flower piece, 1971

Richard Hamilton

Trichromatic flower piece, 1971

Sale Date: October 17, 2016

Auction Closed

I´m dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Richard Hamilton

I´m dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Sale Date: October 29, 2016

Auction Closed

FIVE TYRES REMOULDED (PORTFOLIO OF 8), 1971

Richard Hamilton

FIVE TYRES REMOULDED (PORTFOLIO OF 8), 1971

Sale Date: November 3, 2016

Auction Closed

BATHERS (A), 1967

Richard Hamilton

BATHERS (A), 1967

Sale Date: September 28, 2016

Auction Closed

MARCEL DUCHAMP, 1967

Richard Hamilton

MARCEL DUCHAMP, 1967

Sale Date: September 28, 2016

Auction Closed

ADONIS IN Y FRONTS, 1963

Richard Hamilton

ADONIS IN Y FRONTS, 1963

Sale Date: September 28, 2016

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: September 28, 2016

Auction Closed

MY MARILYN, 1965

Richard Hamilton

MY MARILYN, 1965

Sale Date: September 28, 2016

Auction Closed

The Passage of the Angel to the Virgin, 2007

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The Passage of the Angel to the Virgin, 2007

Sale Date: July 21, 2016

Auction Closed

Dieter Roth, 1999

Richard Hamilton

Dieter Roth, 1999

Sale Date: June 18, 2016

Auction Closed

Bathroom - Figure 2, 1998

Richard Hamilton

Bathroom - Figure 2, 1998

Sale Date: June 18, 2016

Auction Closed

Bathroom - Figure I, 1997

Richard Hamilton

Bathroom - Figure I, 1997

Sale Date: June 18, 2016

Auction Closed

Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: June 23, 2016

Auction Closed

Patricia Knight I, 1982

Richard Hamilton

Patricia Knight I, 1982

Sale Date: June 16, 2016

Auction Closed

The Beatles, 2007

Richard Hamilton

The Beatles, 2007

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

Auction Closed

Archive II, 1981

Richard Hamilton

Archive II, 1981

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

Auction Closed

Study for 're Nude, 1954

Richard Hamilton

Study for 're Nude, 1954

Sale Date: June 21, 2016

Auction Closed

A page from the diary of a fly, 1950–1955

Richard Hamilton

A page from the diary of a fly, 1950–1955

Sale Date: June 21, 2016

Auction Closed

Release, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Release, 1972

Sale Date: June 11, 2016

Auction Closed

Guggenheim white, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim white, 1970

Sale Date: June 6, 2016

Auction Closed

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