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)
Soft blue landscape, 1979–1979

Richard Hamilton

Soft blue landscape, 1979–1979

Sale Date: June 3, 2004

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Berlin interior, 1979–1979

Richard Hamilton

Berlin interior, 1979–1979

Sale Date: June 3, 2004

Auction Closed

Putting on de Stijl, 1979–1979

Richard Hamilton

Putting on de Stijl, 1979–1979

Sale Date: June 3, 2004

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Interior with monochromes, 1979–1979

Richard Hamilton

Interior with monochromes, 1979–1979

Sale Date: June 3, 2004

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Hers is a lush situation, 1957–1957

Richard Hamilton

Hers is a lush situation, 1957–1957

Sale Date: June 4, 2004

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She, 1958–1958

Richard Hamilton

She, 1958–1958

Sale Date: June 4, 2004

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By the waters of Miers, 1972–1972

Richard Hamilton

By the waters of Miers, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

Auction Closed

Toaster, 1967–1967

Richard Hamilton

Toaster, 1967–1967

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

Auction Closed

Portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Richard Hamilton

Portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

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Just what was it that made yesterday's..., 1992–1992

Richard Hamilton

Just what was it that made yesterday's..., 1992–1992

Sale Date: May 1, 2004

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Hugh Gaitskell as a famous monster of..., 1982–1982

Richard Hamilton

Hugh Gaitskell as a famous monster of..., 1982–1982

Sale Date: February 12, 2004

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Fashion-plate (Cosmetic study XI), 1969–1969

Richard Hamilton

Fashion-plate (Cosmetic study XI), 1969–1969

Sale Date: February 6, 2004

Auction Closed

A tutti i mercati d'arte moderna

Richard Hamilton

A tutti i mercati d'arte moderna

Sale Date: December 3, 2003

Auction Closed

Derek Jarman, 1996–1997

Richard Hamilton

Derek Jarman, 1996–1997

Sale Date: December 1, 2003

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Mirror image, 1974–1974

Richard Hamilton

Mirror image, 1974–1974

Sale Date: December 1, 2003

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Reaper (A), 1949–1949

Richard Hamilton

Reaper (A), 1949–1949

Sale Date: November 29, 2003

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I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971–1971

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 27, 2003

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Reaper, 1949–1949

Richard Hamilton

Reaper, 1949–1949

Sale Date: November 27, 2003

Auction Closed

Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1978–1978

Richard Hamilton

Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1978–1978

Sale Date: November 27, 2003

Auction Closed

Kent State, 1970–1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 11, 2003

Auction Closed

Flower-piece B, 1976–1976

Richard Hamilton

Flower-piece B, 1976–1976

Sale Date: November 1, 2003

Auction Closed

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, 1967–1967

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, 1967–1967

Sale Date: October 30, 2003

Auction Closed

Kent State, 1970–1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970–1970

Sale Date: October 6, 2003

Auction Closed

Toaster, 1967–1967

Richard Hamilton

Toaster, 1967–1967

Sale Date: October 6, 2003

Auction Closed

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