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)
Guggenheim Black, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim Black, 1970

Sale Date: December 1, 2011

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The critic laughs

Richard Hamilton

The critic laughs

Sale Date: December 3, 2011

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Soft blue landscape, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Soft blue landscape, 1979

Sale Date: November 22, 2011

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Soft blue landscape, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Soft blue landscape, 1979

Sale Date: November 16, 2011

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Release, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Release, 1972

Sale Date: November 16, 2011

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: November 26, 2011

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Picasso's Meninas (from Hommage a Picasso)

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's Meninas (from Hommage a Picasso)

Sale Date: November 29, 2011

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The transmogrifications of Bloom, 1984

Richard Hamilton

The transmogrifications of Bloom, 1984

Sale Date: November 29, 2011

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A portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970

Richard Hamilton

A portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970

Sale Date: November 29, 2011

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Bloom (study), 1949–1973

Richard Hamilton

Bloom (study), 1949–1973

Sale Date: November 29, 2011

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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: November 29, 2011

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Flower piece, 1974–1975

Richard Hamilton

Flower piece, 1974–1975

Sale Date: November 29, 2011

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I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Sale Date: November 29, 2011

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Structure, 1950

Richard Hamilton

Structure, 1950

Sale Date: November 29, 2011

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Swinging London 67, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Swinging London 67, 1968

Sale Date: November 29, 2011

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Release, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Release, 1972

Sale Date: November 29, 2011

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Kent state, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent state, 1970

Sale Date: November 20, 2011

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Flower-piece A, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Flower-piece A, 1974

Sale Date: November 17, 2011

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Picasso's meninas (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's meninas (from Hommage à Picasso), 1973

Sale Date: October 27, 2011

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Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1978

Richard Hamilton

Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1978

Sale Date: October 29, 2011

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First thoughts on Balzac's Le chef d'oeuvre..., 2011

Richard Hamilton

First thoughts on Balzac's Le chef d'oeuvre..., 2011

Sale Date: October 14, 2011

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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: September 29, 2011

Auction Closed

Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: September 29, 2011

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Flower piece b - crayon (study), 1975

Richard Hamilton

Flower piece b - crayon (study), 1975

Sale Date: September 29, 2011

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