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

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Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)
A dedicated follower of fashion, 1980

Richard Hamilton

A dedicated follower of fashion, 1980

Sale Date: June 1, 2007

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Reaper A, 1949–1977

Richard Hamilton

Reaper A, 1949–1977

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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The Critic Laughs. Ein auf eine elektrische..., 1968

Richard Hamilton

The Critic Laughs. Ein auf eine elektrische..., 1968

Sale Date: May 5, 2007

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Kent state, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent state, 1970

Sale Date: May 22, 2007

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: May 7, 2007

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A dedicated follower of fashion, 1980

Richard Hamilton

A dedicated follower of fashion, 1980

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Toaster, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Toaster, 1967

Sale Date: May 2, 2007

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Fashion-plate, 1969–1970

Richard Hamilton

Fashion-plate, 1969–1970

Sale Date: May 4, 2007

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Ohne Titel, 1949–1977

Richard Hamilton

Ohne Titel, 1949–1977

Sale Date: April 26, 2007

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Portrait de Marcel Duchamp, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Portrait de Marcel Duchamp, 1968

Sale Date: March 23, 2007

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Kent state, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent state, 1970

Sale Date: March 23, 2007

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AAH! (from Collected Words), 1961

Richard Hamilton

AAH! (from Collected Words), 1961

Sale Date: April 28, 2007

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: April 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: March 26, 2007

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Leopold bloom, 1983

Richard Hamilton

Leopold bloom, 1983

Sale Date: March 26, 2007

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Finn Maccool, 1983

Richard Hamilton

Finn Maccool, 1983

Sale Date: March 26, 2007

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Trichromatic Flower-Piece, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Trichromatic Flower-Piece, 1973

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Pool, 1978

Richard Hamilton

Pool, 1978

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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To Mother, 1968

Richard Hamilton

To Mother, 1968

Sale Date: March 25, 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: April 4, 2007

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Soft pink landscape, 1980

Richard Hamilton

Soft pink landscape, 1980

Sale Date: April 4, 2007

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Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Sale Date: April 4, 2007

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Seminar (collab. w/Dieter Roth), 1971

Richard Hamilton

Seminar (collab. w/Dieter Roth), 1971

Sale Date: April 4, 2007

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Self-portrait, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Self-portrait, 1967

Sale Date: April 4, 2007

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