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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Richard Hamilton Drawings, Forgotten in an Attic for Decades, Go to Frieze Masters

by Henri Neuendorf

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Richard Hamilton Artworks

Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)

Vignette, Soft blue landscape and Soft pink..., 1969

Richard Hamilton

Vignette, Soft blue landscape and Soft pink..., 1969

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Instant painting, 1980

Richard Hamilton

Instant painting, 1980

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Finn Maccool and By the waters of Miers (2..., 1983

Richard Hamilton

Finn Maccool and By the waters of Miers (2..., 1983

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Fashion plate, 1969–1970

Richard Hamilton

Fashion plate, 1969–1970

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Bathers (A), 1967

Richard Hamilton

Bathers (A), 1967

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Bathers (B), 1969

Richard Hamilton

Bathers (B), 1969

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I'm dreaming of white Christmas, 1967

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of white Christmas, 1967

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I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

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Lobby, Leopold Bloom and Kent State (3 works), 1984

Richard Hamilton

Lobby, Leopold Bloom and Kent State (3 works), 1984

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Reaper (A), 1949

Richard Hamilton

Reaper (A), 1949

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A little bit of Roy Lichtenstein for..., 1964

Richard Hamilton

A little bit of Roy Lichtenstein for..., 1964

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Tit, 2002

Richard Hamilton

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Chiara and Chair, 2004

Richard Hamilton

Chiara and Chair, 2004

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A mirrorical return, 1998

Richard Hamilton

A mirrorical return, 1998

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Bathers, 1969

Richard Hamilton

Bathers, 1969

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People, 1968

Richard Hamilton

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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

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Fashion-plate, 1969–1970

Richard Hamilton

Fashion-plate, 1969–1970

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Swingeing London 67, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London 67, 1968

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Release, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Release, 1972

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Toaster, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Toaster, 1967

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Free the South Kensington Three, 1998

Richard Hamilton

Free the South Kensington Three, 1998

Sale Date: September 5, 2012

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Release, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Release, 1972

Sale Date: August 19, 2012

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Mirror Image, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Mirror Image, 1974

Sale Date: July 25, 2012

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