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

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Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)
The oculist witnesses (collab. w/Marcel..., 1968

Richard Hamilton

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

Sale Date: April 30, 2005

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I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

Sale Date: April 19, 2005

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Solomon R. Guggenheim, 1965

Richard Hamilton

Solomon R. Guggenheim, 1965

Sale Date: March 15, 2005

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Just what is it that makes today's homes so..., 1994

Richard Hamilton

Just what is it that makes today's homes so..., 1994

Sale Date: March 15, 2005

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Just what is it that makes today's homes so..., 1991

Richard Hamilton

Just what is it that makes today's homes so..., 1991

Sale Date: March 15, 2005

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Fashion-plate, 1969–1970

Richard Hamilton

Fashion-plate, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 15, 2005

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Release, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Release, 1972

Sale Date: March 15, 2005

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Mirror image, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Mirror image, 1974

Sale Date: March 14, 2005

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Portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Richard Hamilton

Portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Sale Date: March 14, 2005

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My Marilyn, 1966

Richard Hamilton

My Marilyn, 1966

Sale Date: October 16, 2003

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The critic laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The critic laughs, 1968

Sale Date: October 16, 2003

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Toaster, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Toaster, 1967

Sale Date: November 13, 2004

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Release, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Release, 1972

Sale Date: October 23, 2004

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Portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1972

Sale Date: October 23, 2004

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Video videot? (+ I see B.C. sees me; 2 works , 1976

Richard Hamilton

Video videot? (+ I see B.C. sees me; 2 works , 1976

Sale Date: February 11, 2005

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Palindrome (from Mirrors of the Mind), 1974

Richard Hamilton

Palindrome (from Mirrors of the Mind), 1974

Sale Date: February 8, 2005

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Mirror image, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Mirror image, 1974

Sale Date: February 8, 2005

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Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1978

Richard Hamilton

Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1978

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Release, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Release, 1972

Sale Date: December 11, 2004

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Vignette, 1969

Richard Hamilton

Vignette, 1969

Sale Date: December 3, 2004

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Flower-piece A, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Flower-piece A, 1974

Sale Date: December 2, 2004

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Solomon R. Guggenheim, 1965

Richard Hamilton

Solomon R. Guggenheim, 1965

Sale Date: December 2, 2004

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Collected words (+ Collected words, bk..., 1982

Richard Hamilton

Collected words (+ Collected words, bk..., 1982

Sale Date: December 1, 2004

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Sunset (F), 1975

Richard Hamilton

Sunset (F), 1975

Sale Date: December 1, 2004

Auction Closed

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