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
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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

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Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, 1967

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, 1967

Sale Date: July 18, 2007

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Portrait de Marcel Duchamp, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Portrait de Marcel Duchamp, 1968

Sale Date: July 4, 2007

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Bathers, 1969

Richard Hamilton

Bathers, 1969

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1978

Richard Hamilton

Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1978

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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Ghosts of Ufa, 1994

Richard Hamilton

Ghosts of Ufa, 1994

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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The marriage, 1998

Richard Hamilton

The marriage, 1998

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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The heaventree of stars, 1998

Richard Hamilton

The heaventree of stars, 1998

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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A mirrorical return, 1998

Richard Hamilton

A mirrorical return, 1998

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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Marconi & son, 1998

Richard Hamilton

Marconi & son, 1998

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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Portrait of Dieter Roth, 1998

Richard Hamilton

Portrait of Dieter Roth, 1998

Sale Date: June 28, 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: June 28, 2007

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Picasso's Meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's Meninas, 1973

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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Self-portrait, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Self-portrait, 1967

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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My Marilyn, 1966

Richard Hamilton

My Marilyn, 1966

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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Soft pink landscape, 1980

Richard Hamilton

Soft pink landscape, 1980

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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Guggenheim - Black, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim - Black, 1970

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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The critic laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The critic laughs, 1968

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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Whitley Bay, 1966

Richard Hamilton

Whitley Bay, 1966

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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The critic laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The critic laughs, 1968

Sale Date: June 12, 2007

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: June 9, 2007

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

Richard Hamilton

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

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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The critic laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The critic laughs, 1968

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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Towards a definitive statement on the coming , 1982

Richard Hamilton

Towards a definitive statement on the coming , 1982

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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