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
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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)
Five Tyres Abandoned 2 unframed, 1964

Richard Hamilton

Five Tyres Abandoned 2 unframed, 1964

Sale Date: June 3, 2015

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The Beatles, 2007

Richard Hamilton

The Beatles, 2007

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

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Motel I, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Motel I, 1979

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

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Finn MacCool; and Leopold Bloom, 1983

Richard Hamilton

Finn MacCool; and Leopold Bloom, 1983

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

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Bronze by Gold, 1985–1987

Richard Hamilton

Bronze by Gold, 1985–1987

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

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The Arnolfini Marriage, 1978

Richard Hamilton

The Arnolfini Marriage, 1978

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

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My Marilyn, 1965

Richard Hamilton

My Marilyn, 1965

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

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TiT, 2002

Richard Hamilton

TiT, 2002

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

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Picasso's Meninas, from Hommage à Picasso, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's Meninas, from Hommage à Picasso, 1973

Sale Date: June 11, 2015

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Sunset (f), 1975

Richard Hamilton

Sunset (f), 1975

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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Museo guggenheim

Richard Hamilton

Museo guggenheim

Sale Date: May 19, 2015

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Flower-piece b, crayon study (tyler 221:rh 3), 1976

Richard Hamilton

Flower-piece b, crayon study (tyler 221:rh 3), 1976

Sale Date: May 2, 2015

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Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon, 1970

Sale Date: April 30, 2015

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Reaper (a), 1949

Richard Hamilton

Reaper (a), 1949

Sale Date: April 22, 2015

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Untitled (Various Details of the Print..., 1985

Richard Hamilton

Untitled (Various Details of the Print..., 1985

Sale Date: March 25, 2015

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Picasso's Meninas (L. 91), 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's Meninas (L. 91), 1973

Sale Date: March 25, 2015

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Release (Lullin 83), 1972

Richard Hamilton

Release (Lullin 83), 1972

Sale Date: March 25, 2015

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The Solomon R Guggenheim, 1970

Richard Hamilton

The Solomon R Guggenheim, 1970

Sale Date: March 18, 2015

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Picasso's Meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's Meninas, 1973

Sale Date: March 18, 2015

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Mirror Image, from Mirrors of the Mind, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Mirror Image, from Mirrors of the Mind, 1974

Sale Date: February 12, 2015

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Epiphany, 1964

Richard Hamilton

Epiphany, 1964

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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Eight Self-Portraits (set of 8), 1994

Richard Hamilton

Eight Self-Portraits (set of 8), 1994

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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Orange Order, 1990

Richard Hamilton

Orange Order, 1990

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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He Foresaw his Pale Body, 2008

Richard Hamilton

He Foresaw his Pale Body, 2008

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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