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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Richard Hamilton Drawings, Forgotten in an Attic for Decades, Go to Frieze Masters

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I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, 1967

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, 1967

Sale Date: April 30, 1996

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I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a black Christmas, 1971

Sale Date: April 30, 1996

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My Marilyn, 1965

Richard Hamilton

My Marilyn, 1965

Sale Date: March 21, 1996

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The apprentice boy, 1988

Richard Hamilton

The apprentice boy, 1988

Sale Date: February 23, 1996

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The citizen, 1985

Richard Hamilton

The citizen, 1985

Sale Date: February 23, 1996

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Flower-piece

Richard Hamilton

Sale Date: December 12, 1995

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: December 4, 1995

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The tansmogrifications of bloom, 1984–1985

Richard Hamilton

The tansmogrifications of bloom, 1984–1985

Sale Date: December 2, 1995

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Kent State, 1970

Richard Hamilton

Kent State, 1970

Sale Date: December 2, 1995

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Putting on de stijl, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Putting on de stijl, 1979

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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Portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Richard Hamilton

Portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Sale Date: November 28, 1995

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Jana, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Sale Date: November 25, 1995

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Fashion plate, 1969–1970

Richard Hamilton

Fashion plate, 1969–1970

Sale Date: November 7, 1995

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Picasso Meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso Meninas, 1973

Sale Date: November 5, 1995

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Self-portrait I, 1964

Richard Hamilton

Self-portrait I, 1964

Sale Date: October 25, 1995

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Study for $he, 1958

Richard Hamilton

Study for $he, 1958

Sale Date: October 25, 1995

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Picasso's Meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's Meninas, 1973

Sale Date: June 28, 1995

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Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Putting on de Stijl, 1979

Sale Date: June 9, 1995

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Portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Richard Hamilton

Portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970–1971

Sale Date: May 24, 1995

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Picassos meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picassos meninas, 1973

Sale Date: May 13, 1995

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My Marylin, 1965

Richard Hamilton

My Marylin, 1965

Sale Date: February 10, 1995

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Soft pink landscape

Richard Hamilton

Soft pink landscape

Sale Date: December 14, 1994

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A portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970

Richard Hamilton

A portrait of the artist by Francis Bacon, 1970

Sale Date: December 9, 1994

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Guggenheim Museum, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Guggenheim Museum, 1979

Sale Date: December 2, 1994

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