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)
Study for $he, 1958–1969

Richard Hamilton

Study for $he, 1958–1969

Sale Date: June 1, 2022

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Sunrise, 1975

Richard Hamilton

Sunrise, 1975

Sale Date: May 14, 2022

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Derek Jarman, 1996-7 (L. 181), 1996–1997

Richard Hamilton

Derek Jarman, 1996-7 (L. 181), 1996–1997

Sale Date: April 29, 2022

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Passage of the Angel to the Virgin

Richard Hamilton

Passage of the Angel to the Virgin

Sale Date: May 2, 2022

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Guggenheim Museum (black), 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim Museum (black), 1970

Sale Date: April 27, 2022

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Self portrait

Richard Hamilton

Self portrait

Sale Date: April 19, 2022

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La Scala Milano (Lullin 71), 1968

Richard Hamilton

La Scala Milano (Lullin 71), 1968

Sale Date: April 21, 2022

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Dieter Roth (Lullin 184), 1998

Richard Hamilton

Dieter Roth (Lullin 184), 1998

Sale Date: April 21, 2022

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Swingeing London 67 - Poster (Lullin 69), 1968

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London 67 - Poster (Lullin 69), 1968

Sale Date: April 21, 2022

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The Annunciation, 2005

Richard Hamilton

The Annunciation, 2005

Sale Date: April 20, 2022

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Finn McCool

Richard Hamilton

Finn McCool

Sale Date: April 26, 2022

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Adonis in Y fronts, 1963

Richard Hamilton

Adonis in Y fronts, 1963

Sale Date: April 13, 2022

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Richard Hamilton

"The critic laughs"

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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Guggenheim (Black), 1970

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim (Black), 1970

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

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Self portrait

Richard Hamilton

Self portrait

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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How a Great Daily Organ is Turned Out (L. 172), 1990

Richard Hamilton

How a Great Daily Organ is Turned Out (L. 172), 1990

Sale Date: March 15, 2022

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A Portrait of the Artist by Francis..., 1970–1971

Richard Hamilton

A Portrait of the Artist by Francis..., 1970–1971

Sale Date: March 15, 2022

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Marcel Duchamp (see L. p. 264), 1968

Richard Hamilton

Marcel Duchamp (see L. p. 264), 1968

Sale Date: March 15, 2022

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Swingeing London 67 - poster (L. 69), 1968

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London 67 - poster (L. 69), 1968

Sale Date: March 15, 2022

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My Marilyn (L. 59), 1965

Richard Hamilton

My Marilyn (L. 59), 1965

Sale Date: March 15, 2022

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Toaster (L. 63), 1967

Richard Hamilton

Toaster (L. 63), 1967

Sale Date: March 15, 2022

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Man Walking (after Muybridge) (Lullin 44), 1953

Richard Hamilton

Man Walking (after Muybridge) (Lullin 44), 1953

Sale Date: March 15, 2022

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Self portrait

Richard Hamilton

Self portrait

Sale Date: February 22, 2022

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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: March 3, 2022

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