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.

Richard Hamilton News

Reviews

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

Artworks for Sale &
Auction Results

Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)
Altar Piece, 1980

Richard Hamilton

Altar Piece, 1980

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

Auction Closed

Mother and Child

Richard Hamilton

Mother and Child

Sale Date: April 27, 2024

Auction Closed

I’m dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Richard Hamilton

I’m dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

Auction Closed

Sieves, 1971

Richard Hamilton

Sieves, 1971

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

Auction Closed

Reaper (d) (from the Reaper series), 1949

Richard Hamilton

Reaper (d) (from the Reaper series), 1949

Sale Date: January 16, 2024

Auction Closed

Self-Portrait (L. 62), 1967

Richard Hamilton

Self-Portrait (L. 62), 1967

Sale Date: January 18, 2024

Auction Closed

The Oculist Witnesses (Marcel Duchamp) (L...., 1968

Richard Hamilton

The Oculist Witnesses (Marcel Duchamp) (L...., 1968

Sale Date: January 18, 2024

Auction Closed

SELF-PORTRAIT (LULLIN 36) - 1949, 1949

Richard Hamilton

SELF-PORTRAIT (LULLIN 36) - 1949, 1949

Sale Date: January 10, 2024

Auction Closed

MAN WALKING (AFTER MUYBRIDGE), (LULLIN 44) - , 1953

Richard Hamilton

MAN WALKING (AFTER MUYBRIDGE), (LULLIN 44) - , 1953

Sale Date: January 10, 2024

Auction Closed

Towards a definitive statement... from..., 1982

Richard Hamilton

Towards a definitive statement... from..., 1982

Sale Date: December 18, 2023

Auction Closed

Hugh Gaitskell as a Famous Monster of Filmland, 1963

Richard Hamilton

Hugh Gaitskell as a Famous Monster of Filmland, 1963

Sale Date: December 18, 2023

Auction Closed

Putting on de Stijl

Richard Hamilton

Putting on de Stijl

Sale Date: December 9, 2023

Auction Closed

Sieves, 1971

Richard Hamilton

Sieves, 1971

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

Mirror Image; Palindrome, from Mirrors of..., 1974

Richard Hamilton

Mirror Image; Palindrome, from Mirrors of..., 1974

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

Auction Closed

Swingeing London 67, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London 67, 1968

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

Auction Closed

Collected works, 1977

Richard Hamilton

Collected works, 1977

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

Auction Closed

Portrait of Dieter Roth, 1998

Richard Hamilton

Portrait of Dieter Roth, 1998

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

Auction Closed

Self-Portrait, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Self-Portrait, 1967

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

Auction Closed

Chiara and Chair, 2004

Richard Hamilton

Chiara and Chair, 2004

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

Auction Closed

The Press - looking for “Human Interest”...., 1988

Richard Hamilton

The Press - looking for “Human Interest”...., 1988

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

Auction Closed

HANDKOLORIERTE FOTOPOSTKARTE WHITLEY BAY, 1965

Richard Hamilton

HANDKOLORIERTE FOTOPOSTKARTE WHITLEY BAY, 1965

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

Auction Closed

Collected words: de luxe portfolio, 1982

Richard Hamilton

Collected words: de luxe portfolio, 1982

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

Auction Closed

Picasso's meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's meninas, 1973

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

Auction Closed

Prototype for Guggenheim Museum, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Prototype for Guggenheim Museum, 1970

Sale Date: November 27, 2023

Auction Closed

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.