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)
Untitled, 1986

Richard Hamilton

Untitled, 1986

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Altar Piece

Richard Hamilton

Altar Piece

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InterFaces (set of 3 works), 1977

Richard Hamilton and Dieter Roth

InterFaces (set of 3 works), 1977

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Exhibition Posters Collaborations (set..., 1976–1977

Richard Hamilton and Dieter Roth

Exhibition Posters Collaborations (set..., 1976–1977

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Double Portrait (3 works), 1977

Richard Hamilton and Dieter Roth

Double Portrait (3 works), 1977

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Port Lligat portfolio six (portfolio of 7..., 1974

Richard Hamilton

Port Lligat portfolio six (portfolio of 7..., 1974

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Port Lligat portfolio One (portfolio of 7..., 1974

Richard Hamilton

Port Lligat portfolio One (portfolio of 7..., 1974

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Mini Advertisement, 1975

Richard Hamilton

Mini Advertisement, 1975

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Advertisement Posters (2 works), 1977

Richard Hamilton

Advertisement Posters (2 works), 1977

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Don't Forget Marcel Duchamp, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Don't Forget Marcel Duchamp, 1979

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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The Critic Laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The Critic Laughs, 1968

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Five Tyres Remoulded (portfolio of 8 works), 1971

Richard Hamilton

Five Tyres Remoulded (portfolio of 8 works), 1971

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Homage to Seghers

Richard Hamilton

Homage to Seghers

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Un des effets des eaux de miers

Richard Hamilton

Un des effets des eaux de miers

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Interior with monochromes, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Interior with monochromes, 1979

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Fashion-plate, 1969–1970

Richard Hamilton

Fashion-plate, 1969–1970

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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A Little Bit of Roy Lichtenstein, 1964

Richard Hamilton

A Little Bit of Roy Lichtenstein, 1964

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Picasso's Meninas from Hommage à Picasso, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's Meninas from Hommage à Picasso, 1973

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Fashion-Plate (Cosmetic Study IX), 1969

Richard Hamilton

Fashion-Plate (Cosmetic Study IX), 1969

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Toaster, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Toaster, 1967

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

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La Scala Milano, 1968

Richard Hamilton

La Scala Milano, 1968

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: December 6, 2013

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Swingeing London, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London, 1967

Sale Date: November 12, 2013

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Readymade Shadows, 2005–2006

Richard Hamilton

Readymade Shadows, 2005–2006

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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