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

Ai Weiwei and Patti Smith Respond to Oscar Wilde in the Prison Where He Was Incarcerated

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

Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)

SWINGEING LONDON 67, 1968

Richard Hamilton

SWINGEING LONDON 67, 1968

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Trichromatic Flowerpiece, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Trichromatic Flowerpiece, 1972

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Berlin Interior, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Berlin Interior, 1979

Sale Date: March 25, 2023

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Adonis in Y fronts, 1963

Richard Hamilton

Adonis in Y fronts, 1963

Sale Date: March 29, 2023

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The Beatles, 2007

Richard Hamilton

The Beatles, 2007

Sale Date: March 29, 2023

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Self Portrait, 1980

Richard Hamilton

Self Portrait, 1980

Sale Date: March 29, 2023

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1 First Typosophic Circuit In The Infinitive, 1998

Richard Hamilton

1 First Typosophic Circuit In The Infinitive, 1998

Sale Date: February 24, 2023

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Whitley Bay (3 works), 1966

Richard Hamilton

Whitley Bay (3 works), 1966

Sale Date: February 24, 2023

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Soft Pink Landscape, 1980

Richard Hamilton

Soft Pink Landscape, 1980

Sale Date: February 15, 2023

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: February 8, 2023

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IN HORNE'S HOUSE, 1981, 1981

Richard Hamilton

IN HORNE'S HOUSE, 1981, 1981

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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FIVE TYRES REMOULDED, 1972, 1972

Richard Hamilton

FIVE TYRES REMOULDED, 1972, 1972

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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Berlin Interior, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Berlin Interior, 1979

Sale Date: January 8, 2023

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Adonis in Y fronts (Lullin 52), 1963

Richard Hamilton

Adonis in Y fronts (Lullin 52), 1963

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Picasso's meninas, from Homage à Picasso , 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's meninas, from Homage à Picasso , 1973

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Lobby, 1984

Richard Hamilton

Sale Date: December 1, 2022

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Collected words: de luxe portfolio, 1982

Richard Hamilton

Collected words: de luxe portfolio, 1982

Sale Date: December 1, 2022

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Interior with Monochromes, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Interior with Monochromes, 1979

Sale Date: November 30, 2022

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A Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon

Richard Hamilton

A Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon

Sale Date: November 10, 2022

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The Critic Laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The Critic Laughs, 1968

Sale Date: November 1, 2022

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Palindrome, from Mirrors of the Mind (L. 94), 1974

Richard Hamilton

Palindrome, from Mirrors of the Mind (L. 94), 1974

Sale Date: October 26, 2022

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Richard Hamilton

"Soft Pink Landscape"

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Derek Jarman

Richard Hamilton

Sale Date: October 5, 2022

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Richard Hamilton

"Advertisement", 1975

Sale Date: September 21, 2022

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