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)
Bathers B, 1969

Richard Hamilton

Bathers B, 1969

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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La Scala Milano, 1968

Richard Hamilton

La Scala Milano, 1968

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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A portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Richard Hamilton

A portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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A dedicated follower of fashion, 1980

Richard Hamilton

A dedicated follower of fashion, 1980

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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Self-portrait, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Self-portrait, 1967

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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Vignette, 1969

Richard Hamilton

Vignette, 1969

Sale Date: March 28, 2006

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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: February 2, 2006

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Whitley Bay, 1966

Richard Hamilton

Whitley Bay, 1966

Sale Date: February 2, 2006

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Toaster, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Toaster, 1970

Sale Date: February 2, 2006

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Multi-coloured flower, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Multi-coloured flower, 1974

Sale Date: February 2, 2006

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Fashion-plate (Cosmetic study X), 1969

Richard Hamilton

Fashion-plate (Cosmetic study X), 1969

Sale Date: February 10, 2006

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Toaster (+ Marcel Duchamp, 1968; 2 posters,..., 1967

Richard Hamilton

Toaster (+ Marcel Duchamp, 1968; 2 posters,..., 1967

Sale Date: January 12, 2006

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Five Tyres remoulded (portfolio of 8), 1971

Richard Hamilton

Five Tyres remoulded (portfolio of 8), 1971

Sale Date: December 8, 2005

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The critic laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The critic laughs, 1968

Sale Date: December 8, 2005

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The orangeman, 1990

Richard Hamilton

The orangeman, 1990

Sale Date: December 1, 2005

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: November 21, 2005

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The critic laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The critic laughs, 1968

Sale Date: November 21, 2005

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The transmogrifications of bloom, 1984–1985

Richard Hamilton

The transmogrifications of bloom, 1984–1985

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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Languid a floating flower, 1983

Richard Hamilton

Languid a floating flower, 1983

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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Soft pink landscape

Richard Hamilton

Soft pink landscape

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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Poster for the Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1978

Richard Hamilton

Poster for the Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1978

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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Sunset (F), 1975

Richard Hamilton

Sunset (F), 1975

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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By the waters of the Miers, 1972

Richard Hamilton

By the waters of the Miers, 1972

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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Toaster. Poster for the Tate Gallery (+..., 1970

Richard Hamilton

Toaster. Poster for the Tate Gallery (+..., 1970

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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