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

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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

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Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)
Trichromantic flower-piece, 1973–1974

Richard Hamilton

Trichromantic flower-piece, 1973–1974

Sale Date: May 23, 1997

Auction Closed

Swinging London 67, 1968

Richard Hamilton

Swinging London 67, 1968

Sale Date: May 22, 1997

Auction Closed

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1965

Richard Hamilton

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1965

Sale Date: May 17, 1997

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In Horne's house, 1981

Richard Hamilton

In Horne's house, 1981

Sale Date: April 15, 1997

Auction Closed

La Scala, Milano

Richard Hamilton

La Scala, Milano

Sale Date: March 27, 1997

Auction Closed

Bathers A, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Bathers A, 1967

Sale Date: March 20, 1997

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Hugh Gaitskell as a famous monster of filmland, 1963

Richard Hamilton

Hugh Gaitskell as a famous monster of filmland, 1963

Sale Date: March 15, 1997

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Bathers (B), 1969

Richard Hamilton

Bathers (B), 1969

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

Auction Closed

Five tyres abandoned, 1964

Richard Hamilton

Five tyres abandoned, 1964

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

Auction Closed

A dedicated follower of fashion, 1980

Richard Hamilton

A dedicated follower of fashion, 1980

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

Auction Closed

Five tyres remoulded

Richard Hamilton

Five tyres remoulded

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

Auction Closed

Picasso's meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's meninas, 1973

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

Auction Closed

Guggenheim Museum, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim Museum, 1979

Sale Date: December 6, 1996

Auction Closed

In Horne's house, 1981–1982

Richard Hamilton

In Horne's house, 1981–1982

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

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Berlin interior, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Berlin interior, 1979

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

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Toaster, 1967

Richard Hamilton

Toaster, 1967

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

Auction Closed

A dedicated follower of fashion, 1980

Richard Hamilton

A dedicated follower of fashion, 1980

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

Auction Closed

Five Tyres remoulded

Richard Hamilton

Five Tyres remoulded

Sale Date: December 2, 1996

Auction Closed

Bronze by gold, 1985–1987

Richard Hamilton

Bronze by gold, 1985–1987

Sale Date: November 30, 1996

Auction Closed

How a great daily organ is turned out, 1990

Richard Hamilton

How a great daily organ is turned out, 1990

Sale Date: November 30, 1996

Auction Closed

Flower-piece A, 1974

Richard Hamilton

Flower-piece A, 1974

Sale Date: November 30, 1996

Auction Closed

Lobby, 1984

Richard Hamilton

Lobby, 1984

Sale Date: November 30, 1996

Auction Closed

The transmogrifications of bloom, 1984–1985

Richard Hamilton

The transmogrifications of bloom, 1984–1985

Sale Date: November 30, 1996

Auction Closed

Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: November 27, 1996

Auction Closed

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