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)
Picasso's Meninas

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's Meninas

Sale Date: June 5, 2002

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Guggenheim Museum, 1970–1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim Museum, 1970–1970

Sale Date: May 28, 2002

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Portrait de James Joyce

Richard Hamilton

Portrait de James Joyce

Sale Date: May 27, 2002

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By the waters of Miers, 1972–1972

Richard Hamilton

By the waters of Miers, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 16, 2002

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Kent State, 1970–1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970–1970

Sale Date: May 15, 2002

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Flower-Piece A, 1974–1974

Richard Hamilton

Flower-Piece A, 1974–1974

Sale Date: May 15, 2002

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Guggenheim Museum, 1970–1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim Museum, 1970–1970

Sale Date: May 1, 2002

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Fashion-plate, 1969–1970

Richard Hamilton

Fashion-plate, 1969–1970

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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Kent State, 1970–1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970–1970

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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Flower piece B-crayon study, 1975–1975

Richard Hamilton

Flower piece B-crayon study, 1975–1975

Sale Date: April 8, 2002

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Flower piece B, 1975–1975

Richard Hamilton

Flower piece B, 1975–1975

Sale Date: April 8, 2002

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Fashion plate, 1969–1970

Richard Hamilton

Fashion plate, 1969–1970

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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

Richard Hamilton

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

Sale Date: January 30, 2002

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Testament 1993, 1993–1993

Richard Hamilton

Testament 1993, 1993–1993

Sale Date: January 30, 2002

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Study of a soldier

Richard Hamilton

Study of a soldier

Sale Date: January 30, 2002

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Portrait of Derek Jarman

Richard Hamilton

Portrait of Derek Jarman

Sale Date: January 30, 2002

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The Ghost of Lufer

Richard Hamilton

The Ghost of Lufer

Sale Date: January 30, 2002

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A glass opalex carafe in the form of a 20th...

Richard Hamilton

A glass opalex carafe in the form of a 20th...

Sale Date: January 30, 2002

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A glass opalex ashtray in the form of a 20th...

Richard Hamilton

A glass opalex ashtray in the form of a 20th...

Sale Date: January 30, 2002

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The subject

Richard Hamilton

The subject

Sale Date: January 30, 2002

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Portrait de l'artiste par Francis Bacon, 1970–1970

Richard Hamilton

Portrait de l'artiste par Francis Bacon, 1970–1970

Sale Date: December 14, 2001

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Five tyres remoulded

Richard Hamilton

Five tyres remoulded

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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By the waters of Miers, 1972–1972

Richard Hamilton

By the waters of Miers, 1972–1972

Sale Date: December 4, 2001

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Marconi and son, 1998–1998

Richard Hamilton

Marconi and son, 1998–1998

Sale Date: November 30, 2001

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