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)

Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Richard Hamilton

Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Sale Date: May 6, 2006

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The critic laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The critic laughs, 1968

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Self-portrait, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Self-portrait, 1967

Sale Date: May 6, 2006

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Sunset (f)

Richard Hamilton

Sale Date: April 26, 2006

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Whitley Bay, 1966

Richard Hamilton

Whitley Bay, 1966

Sale Date: April 26, 2006

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The oculist witnesses (collab. w/Marcel..., 1968

Richard Hamilton

The oculist witnesses (collab. w/Marcel..., 1968

Sale Date: May 11, 2006

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A dedicated follower of fashion, 1980

Richard Hamilton

A dedicated follower of fashion, 1980

Sale Date: April 18, 2006

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: April 18, 2006

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The Solomon R. Guggenheim (Metalflake - , 1965–1976

Richard Hamilton

The Solomon R. Guggenheim (Metalflake - , 1965–1976

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: April 12, 2006

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Flower-piece A, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Flower-piece A, 1974

Sale Date: April 12, 2006

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By the waters of Miers, 1972

Richard Hamilton

By the waters of Miers, 1972

Sale Date: April 12, 2006

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Sunset (f), 1975

Richard Hamilton

Sunset (f), 1975

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Multi-coloured flower-piece, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Multi-coloured flower-piece, 1974

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Advertisement, 1975

Richard Hamilton

Advertisement, 1975

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Picasso's meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's meninas, 1973

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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The critic laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The critic laughs, 1968

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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People, 1968

Richard Hamilton

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Swingeing London III, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London III, 1972

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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Swingeing London 67 - Etching, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London 67 - Etching, 1968

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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Interior, 1964–1965

Richard Hamilton

Interior, 1964–1965

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, 1967

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, 1967

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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Berlin interior, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Berlin interior, 1979

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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

Richard Hamilton

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

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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