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)
Five Tyres abandoned, 1963

Richard Hamilton

Five Tyres abandoned, 1963

Sale Date: February 20, 2013

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Vignette, 1969

Richard Hamilton

Vignette, 1969

Sale Date: February 20, 2013

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Bronze by Gold, 1985–1987

Richard Hamilton

Bronze by Gold, 1985–1987

Sale Date: February 20, 2013

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In Horne's House, 1981–1982

Richard Hamilton

In Horne's House, 1981–1982

Sale Date: February 20, 2013

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Picasso's Meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's Meninas, 1973

Sale Date: February 25, 2013

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How a great daily organ is turned out, 1990

Richard Hamilton

How a great daily organ is turned out, 1990

Sale Date: February 25, 2013

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Trichromatic flower-piece, 1973–1974

Richard Hamilton

Trichromatic flower-piece, 1973–1974

Sale Date: February 25, 2013

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Multicoloured flower-piece, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Multicoloured flower-piece, 1974

Sale Date: February 25, 2013

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Ireland a nation (set of 20), 1988–1989

Richard Hamilton

Ireland a nation (set of 20), 1988–1989

Sale Date: February 25, 2013

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Flower-piece progressives (set of 7), 1973–1974

Richard Hamilton

Flower-piece progressives (set of 7), 1973–1974

Sale Date: February 25, 2013

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Collected Works, 1977

Richard Hamilton

Collected Works, 1977

Sale Date: December 18, 2012

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A Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Richard Hamilton

A Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Sale Date: December 18, 2012

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Esquisse, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Esquisse, 1972

Sale Date: December 18, 2012

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L is for Elle, 1967

Richard Hamilton

L is for Elle, 1967

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

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The Critic laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The Critic laughs, 1968

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Ireland a Nation (set of 20), 1988

Richard Hamilton

Ireland a Nation (set of 20), 1988

Sale Date: December 4, 2012

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Five Tyres Remoulded (8 works)

Richard Hamilton

Five Tyres Remoulded (8 works)

Sale Date: December 4, 2012

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Interior with monochromes, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Interior with monochromes, 1979

Sale Date: December 4, 2012

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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Soft Pink Landscape, 1980

Richard Hamilton

Soft Pink Landscape, 1980

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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Swingeing London 67, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London 67, 1968

Sale Date: November 30, 2012

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Flower-Piece Progressives (Gore Flowers , 1973–1974

Richard Hamilton

Flower-Piece Progressives (Gore Flowers , 1973–1974

Sale Date: November 27, 2012

Auction Closed

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