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)
By the waters of miers (+ 3 studies; 4 works), 1973

Richard Hamilton

By the waters of miers (+ 3 studies; 4 works), 1973

Sale Date: October 31, 2007

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Toaster, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Toaster, 1967

Sale Date: October 31, 2007

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Just what is it that makes today's homes so..., 1992

Richard Hamilton

Just what is it that makes today's homes so..., 1992

Sale Date: October 19, 2007

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Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Sale Date: October 19, 2007

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The Critic Laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The Critic Laughs, 1968

Sale Date: October 19, 2007

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Toaster, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Toaster, 1970

Sale Date: October 19, 2007

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Pool (poster), 1978

Richard Hamilton

Pool (poster), 1978

Sale Date: October 27, 2007

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Whitley Bay, 1965–1966

Richard Hamilton

Whitley Bay, 1965–1966

Sale Date: October 27, 2007

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Interfaeces (collab. w/ Dieter Roth), 1978

Richard Hamilton

Interfaeces (collab. w/ Dieter Roth), 1978

Sale Date: October 12, 2007

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Soft blue landscape, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Soft blue landscape, 1979

Sale Date: October 11, 2007

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Study for a fashion plate - b, 1969

Richard Hamilton

Study for a fashion plate - b, 1969

Sale Date: October 14, 2007

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Hommage à Chrysler corp. (A), 1957

Richard Hamilton

Hommage à Chrysler corp. (A), 1957

Sale Date: October 12, 2007

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Kent State

Richard Hamilton

Kent State

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Kent State

Richard Hamilton

Kent State

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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Guggenheim (Black), 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim (Black), 1970

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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Guggenheim (White), 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim (White), 1970

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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Guggenheim (Chrome), 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim (Chrome), 1970

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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Putting on De Stijl, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Putting on De Stijl, 1979

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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Berlin interior, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Berlin interior, 1979

Sale Date: September 19, 2007

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The critic laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The critic laughs, 1968

Sale Date: September 19, 2007

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I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Sale Date: April 14, 2007

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Richard Hamilton (+ another, 1973, similar;..., 1970

After Richard Hamilton

Richard Hamilton (+ another, 1973, similar;..., 1970

Sale Date: July 18, 2007

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Just what is it that makes today's homes so..., 1992

Richard Hamilton

Just what is it that makes today's homes so..., 1992

Sale Date: July 18, 2007

Auction Closed

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