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
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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)
Swingeing London 67 poster, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London 67 poster, 1968

Sale Date: December 1, 2004

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

Richard Hamilton

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

Sale Date: December 1, 2004

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Marcel Duchamp (+ Toaster. Poster for the..., 1970

Richard Hamilton

Marcel Duchamp (+ Toaster. Poster for the..., 1970

Sale Date: December 1, 2004

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Flower-piece progressives (portfolio of , 1973–1974

Richard Hamilton

Flower-piece progressives (portfolio of , 1973–1974

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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Collected words: De luxe portfolio (set of 9), 1982

Richard Hamilton

Collected words: De luxe portfolio (set of 9), 1982

Sale Date: November 3, 2004

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Picasso's meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's meninas, 1973

Sale Date: November 3, 2004

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Kent State, 1970–1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970–1970

Sale Date: June 9, 2004

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Swinging London 67, 1968–1968

Richard Hamilton

Swinging London 67, 1968–1968

Sale Date: June 30, 2004

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

Richard Hamilton

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

Sale Date: June 30, 2004

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Swinging London 67, 1968–1968

Richard Hamilton

Swinging London 67, 1968–1968

Sale Date: June 30, 2004

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Flower piece B, cyan separation, 1975–1975

Richard Hamilton

Flower piece B, cyan separation, 1975–1975

Sale Date: July 2, 2004

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Reaper (A), 1949–1949

Richard Hamilton

Reaper (A), 1949–1949

Sale Date: July 2, 2004

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Kent State, 1970–1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970–1970

Sale Date: June 28, 2004

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Sunset (F), 1975–1975

Richard Hamilton

Sunset (F), 1975–1975

Sale Date: July 2, 2004

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Flower piece B, 1975–1975

Richard Hamilton

Flower piece B, 1975–1975

Sale Date: July 2, 2004

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Toaster, 1967–1967

Richard Hamilton

Toaster, 1967–1967

Sale Date: July 1, 2004

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Interior, 1964–1965

Richard Hamilton

Interior, 1964–1965

Sale Date: July 1, 2004

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Fashion plate, 1969–1970

Richard Hamilton

Fashion plate, 1969–1970

Sale Date: July 1, 2004

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Vignette, 1969–1969

Richard Hamilton

Vignette, 1969–1969

Sale Date: July 1, 2004

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Patricia Knight III, 1982–1982

Richard Hamilton

Patricia Knight III, 1982–1982

Sale Date: July 1, 2004

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Patricia Knight III, 1982–1982

Richard Hamilton

Patricia Knight III, 1982–1982

Sale Date: July 1, 2004

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The transmogrifications of bloom, 1984–1985

Richard Hamilton

The transmogrifications of bloom, 1984–1985

Sale Date: July 1, 2004

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Instant painting, 1980–1980

Richard Hamilton

Instant painting, 1980–1980

Sale Date: July 1, 2004

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In Horne's house, 1981–1982

Richard Hamilton

In Horne's house, 1981–1982

Sale Date: July 1, 2004

Auction Closed

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