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.

Richard Hamilton Artworks

Richard Hamilton (2,596 results)
My Marilyn, 1965

Richard Hamilton

My Marilyn, 1965

Sale Date: December 2, 1994

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Motel II, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Motel II, 1979

Sale Date: November 30, 1994

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Berlin interior, 1979

Richard Hamilton

Berlin interior, 1979

Sale Date: November 30, 1994

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The transmogrifications of Bloom, 1984–1985

Richard Hamilton

The transmogrifications of Bloom, 1984–1985

Sale Date: November 30, 1994

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The critic laughs, 1968

Richard Hamilton

The critic laughs, 1968

Sale Date: November 26, 1994

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Eine kleine schöne Scheisse für Dieter, 1971

Richard Hamilton

Eine kleine schöne Scheisse für Dieter, 1971

Sale Date: November 26, 1994

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By the waters of Miers, 1972

Richard Hamilton

By the waters of Miers, 1972

Sale Date: November 26, 1994

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Five tyres remoulded

Richard Hamilton

Five tyres remoulded

Sale Date: November 26, 1994

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Trichromatic flower-piece, 1973–1974

Richard Hamilton

Trichromatic flower-piece, 1973–1974

Sale Date: November 26, 1994

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Patricia Knight I, 1982

Richard Hamilton

Patricia Knight I, 1982

Sale Date: November 12, 1994

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Patricia Knight III, 1982

Richard Hamilton

Patricia Knight III, 1982

Sale Date: November 12, 1994

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Finn Maccool, 1983

Richard Hamilton

Finn Maccool, 1983

Sale Date: November 12, 1994

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Flower Piece B-Crayon Study (Waddington 98), 1975

Richard Hamilton

Flower Piece B-Crayon Study (Waddington 98), 1975

Sale Date: October 27, 1994

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Archive I (Wad.113), 1981

Richard Hamilton

Archive I (Wad.113), 1981

Sale Date: October 27, 1994

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I'm dreaming of a White Christmas

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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I'm dreaming of a White Christmas, 1967

Richard Hamilton

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas, 1967

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Release, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Release, 1972

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Swingeing London III, 1972

Richard Hamilton

Swingeing London III, 1972

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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The Transmogrifications of Bloom, 1984–1985

Richard Hamilton

The Transmogrifications of Bloom, 1984–1985

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Self-portrait, 1951

Richard Hamilton

Self-portrait, 1951

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Patricia Knight I (coloured), 1982

Richard Hamilton

Patricia Knight I (coloured), 1982

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Picasso's Meninas, 1973

Richard Hamilton

Picasso's Meninas, 1973

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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My Marilyn, 1965

Richard Hamilton

My Marilyn, 1965

Sale Date: June 28, 1994

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Three studies of Bloom, 1949

Richard Hamilton

Three studies of Bloom, 1949

Sale Date: June 11, 1994

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