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

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

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

Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)

Guggenheim (Black), 2004

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim (Black), 2004

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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Chiara and Chair, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Chiara and Chair, 1979

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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Berlin Interior, 2008

Richard Hamilton

Berlin Interior, 2008

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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Soft Blue Landscape, 1982–1985

Richard Hamilton

Soft Blue Landscape, 1982–1985

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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Soft blue landscape, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Soft blue landscape, 1979

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Bathers

Richard Hamilton

Sale Date: December 5, 2014

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Guggenheim (Black - white - chrome). (Drei..., 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim (Black - white - chrome). (Drei..., 1970

Sale Date: November 27, 2014

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Swingeing London, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London, 1967

Sale Date: November 27, 2014

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Filmstill

Richard Hamilton

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

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Self Portrait. Timm Ulrichs 2.4.78, 2010

Richard Hamilton

Self Portrait. Timm Ulrichs 2.4.78, 2010

Sale Date: December 3, 2014

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Ghosts of Ufa, 1994

Richard Hamilton

Ghosts of Ufa, 1994

Sale Date: December 9, 2014

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Whitley Bay (10 works), 1966

Richard Hamilton

Whitley Bay (10 works), 1966

Sale Date: October 29, 2014

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Advertisement, 1975

Richard Hamilton

Advertisement, 1975

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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Patricia Knight II, 1982

Richard Hamilton

Patricia Knight II, 1982

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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Patricia Knight I, 1982

Richard Hamilton

Patricia Knight I, 1982

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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Patricia Knight III, 1982

Richard Hamilton

Patricia Knight III, 1982

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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Palindrome, from: Mirrors of the mind, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Palindrome, from: Mirrors of the mind, 1974

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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Orange Order, 1991

Richard Hamilton

Orange Order, 1991

Sale Date: October 25, 2014

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People, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

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Reaper (A), 1949

Richard Hamilton

Reaper (A), 1949

Sale Date: October 15, 2014

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Flower-Piece B

Richard Hamilton

Flower-Piece B

Sale Date: September 3, 2014

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Soft Pink Landscape, 1980

Richard Hamilton

Soft Pink Landscape, 1980

Sale Date: September 17, 2014

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Release, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Release, 1972

Sale Date: September 16, 2014

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