Richard Hamilton was born in Pimlico, London on February 24, 1922. He did an apprenticeship for an electrical components firm, during which time he began to take evening classes at Saint Martin’s School of Art and the Westminster School of Art.
In 1938, Hamilton enrolled in the Royal Academy of Arts. His studies here were unfortunately cut short the following year as he joined the army as a technical draughtsman for the duration of World War II. Following the war, Hamilton spent two years at the Slade School of Art, University College, London.
Hamilton began to exhibit his art at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), and taught at the Central School of Art and Design from 1952. The first major exhibition of Hamilton’s paintings was shown at the Hanover Gallery, London in 1955. In 1993, Hamilton represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale and was awarded the Golden Lion. He has been the subject of several major exhibitions at Tate in London, notably in 1970 and 1992. Other retrospectives include at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1973, MACBA in Barcelona, Museum Ludwig in Cologne and the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
In 2010, the Serpentine Gallery presented Hamilton’s work “Modern Moral Matters,” an exhibition which largely focused on Hamilton’s political and protest works. Hamilton has been showcased in the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s “Richard Hamilton: Pop Art Pioneer 1922-2011,” and the National Gallery’s “Richard Hamilton: The Late Works” opened in 2012.
Hamilton has been awarded with the John Moores Painting Prize (1969), the Talens Prize International (1970), the Leone d’Oro (1993), the Arnold Bode Prize (1997) and has been made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in 2010. The Tate gallery in London has the largest repository of Hamilton’s work, but he is collected worldwide including at the Alan Cristea Gallery and the Museo Ncional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.
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Oculist witnesses (après Marcel Duchamp) glass sculpture with silver screenprint
By Richard Hamilton
Located in New York, NY
"The Arts Council of Great Britain asked Richard Hamilton to organise a Duchamp retrospective at the Tate Gallery in 1966. The almost complete works of Marcel Duchamp opened on 18 Ju...
Metal
Bronze by gold Richard Hamilton from James Joyce Ulysses barmaids
By Richard Hamilton
Located in New York, NY
"The two flirtatious Dublin barmaids are the 'Sirens' in the eleventh episode of Ulysses. They pull beer for their male clients in the bar of the Ormond Hotel late in the afternoon. ...
Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
Vintage Richard Hamilton Five Tyres portfolio cover poster
By Richard Hamilton
Located in New York, NY
Print with schematics and text from Richard Hamilton's Five Tyres Remoulded portfolio, featuring imagery from the portfolio. 5 color collotype sheet printed on card from Five Tyres ...
Lithograph, Color
Guggenheim (White)
By Richard Hamilton
Located in New York, NY
Vacuum-formed acrylic and cellulose multiple from an edition of 117, enclosed in a plexiglass case. Signed and numbered "30" in felt-tip pen and black ink on the verso. Produced by t...
Acrylic Polymer
Toaster
By Richard Hamilton
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Richard Hamilton (1922-2011) is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of Pop Art. Inspired by common domestic or industrial objects and the visual language of mass producti...
Polyester, Lithograph, Screen
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Picasso's Meninas - Richard Hamilton, Aquatint, Pop Art, Contemporary Art, Print
By Richard Hamilton
Located in London, GB
Etching with aquatint, roulette, and drypoint, 1973. Signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 120. From: Homage to Picasso. Printed on Rives paper by Aldo Crommelynck, Pa...
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
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Fashion-plate
By Richard Hamilton
Located in London, GB
Photo-offset lithograph, collage, screenprint from two stencils, and pochoir, retouched with cosmetics by the artist. Signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 70. On Fabrian...
Chrome Green
By Adolph Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on Arches. Signed, dated and numbered 125/150 in pencil by Gottlieb. Printed by Kelpra Studio, London, with the ink stamp verso. Publ...
Color, Screen
$2,300
H 26.8 in W 33.3 in
Conceptual art photo engraving and screenprint 2005 27x33in hrs min kcal fat
Located in Miami, FL
Raul Cordero (Cuba, 1971) '32 hrs 53 min kcal: 783 fat: 35%', 2005 photo engraving and screenprint on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 26.8 x 33.3 in. (68 x 84.5...
Screen, Engraving, Aquatint
$6,500
H 19 in W 38.25 in
Foldout from catalogue for 'Terres de grand feu' lithograph by Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Joan Miró produced this original lithograph especially for the catalogue for an exhibition of his and Josep Llorens Artigas' collaborative work at the Pierre Matisse Gallery, New Yo...
Lithograph
$5,282
H 25.2 in W 19.69 in
Alexander Calder (1898–1976) - Phonograph - Color lithograph on paper - 1976
By Alexander Calder
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph on paper from the folder 'Music Maestro Please I', edited in 1976. Limited edition, numbered as 14/75 in lower left corner. Hand-signed in pencil by artist at the bo...
Paper, Lithograph
$1,589
H 24 in W 35.75 in D 0.3 in
Original 1988 Keith Haring American Music Festival NYC Ballet Serigraph Mint
By Keith Haring
Located in Spokane, WA
Original pop art poster: American Music Festival, New York City Ballet – 1988 by Keith Haring This New York City Ballet serigraph poster from 1988 / Keith Haring features the Ameri...
Screen
$3,674
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Incompris - Color lithograph on paper - 1962
By Man Ray
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph on paper, edited in 1962 Limited edition, numbered in lower left corner. Hand signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Very good conditions. Plate size:...
Lithograph
Sonata
By Mark Tobey
Located in New York, NY
A very good, richly-inked impression of this color screenprint on Japon nacré. The deluxe, Roman numeral edition of 60 on Japon nacré, aside from the regular edition of 100. Signed a...
Color, Screen
$5,600
H 21.37 in W 18.37 in D 1 in
La Vision d'Ezechiel, Signed Aquatint and Etching with hand Coloring, Framed
By Marc Chagall
Located in Aventura, FL
Aquatint and etching with hand coloring in watercolor on Arches wove paper. Hand initialed 'M. Ch.' lower right by Marc Chagall. Hand numbered 52/100 lower left. Paper size: 17.5 ...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint, Watercolor
$3,150
H 22.375 in W 16.625 in
Untitled (From Eight Little Nudes) Etching, Drypoint, Aquatint on Paper, 1982
By Jim Dine
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered and dated by the artist. From Eight Little Nudes (D'Oench & Feinberg 123-30). Etching with drypoint and aquatint in colors on BFK...
Paper, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
$630Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
SID, Superman Is Dead (Dennis Morris, Punk Rock, Icon, Sex Pistols, 20% OFF)
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shepard Fairey SID, Superman Is Dead 2 Color Letterpress on 100% Cotton Rag Paper with Deckled Edges Year: 2013 Paper Size: 19 x 14.5 inches (48.3 × 36.8 cm) Framed Size: 21 x 16 x 0...
Etching
$10,000
H 40 in W 25.5 in
Josef Albers -Deluxe Hand Signed edition Munich Olympic Silkscreen Op Art 63/200
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
This work is NOT to be confused with a separate poster edition, which is on different quality paper and bears a printed signature. This is the much-coveted HAND SIGNED and numbered edition. Josef Albers Large: Munich 1972 Olympic Games (Danilowitz 213), 1970 Color silkscreen on 250-gram Schöllers Hammer paper. Signed, dated and numbered 63/200 in graphite pencil on the front 40 inches (vertical) × 25 1/2 inches (horizontal) Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Danilowitz, 213 Unframed Pencil signed and numbered 63/200 - silkscreen from the Deluxe, hand signed edition on Schollers hammer paper (aside from the unsigned regular edition of 4000 on wove paper) Printed by Sirocco Screenprints, New Haven. Published by Ives-Sillman, Inc., New Haven, for Edition Olympia 72 By Josef Albers - famous color theorist and longtime influential head of the Yale University Art Department. It features Albers signature ‘cinetic window’, and is an impressive piece of art and sports history. This is one of only 200 hand signed, dated and numbered prints - (NOT to be confused with the open poster edition of the same image on different paper, which, unlike the present work, only bears the artist's printed signature.) The present work was created in 1970 for the 1972 Munich Olympics. In anticipation of hosting the 1972 summer Olympics, Germany sought to create a positive image for itself. As Arnold Schwarzenegger would write in his memoir "Holding the Olympic Games in Munich was meant to symbolize West Germany's transformation and reemergence in to the community of nations as a modern democratic power". The Munich Olympics were billed as "the happy games" - a term that would become tragically ironic. In spite of, or rather because of, the ruthless killing of Israeli athletes by terrorists during the Munich Olympics, prints like this Albers silkscreen have become a powerful symbol of the enduring power of art to bring cultures together and promote peace. This Josef Albers Olympic...
Screen
$3,220
H 49 in W 50 in D 0.75 in
Abstract Hanging Sculpture - Two Triangles by Mickey "Kano" Kane
By Mickey “Kano” Kane
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Hanging Sculpture - Triangle by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 1939-2002). This simple yet striking piece can be viewed from both sides. It is composed of two separate trian...
Plywood, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
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H 26.75 in W 26.75 in D 0.1 in
2007 Richard Hamilton 'Toaster II' Pop Art Black & White Offset Lithograph Frame
By Richard Hamilton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 26.75 x 26.75 inches ( 67.945 x 67.945 cm ) Image Size: 26 x 26 inches ( 66.04 x 66.04 cm ) Framed: Yes Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Addit...
Offset
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H 39.5 in W 27 in
Richard Hamilton-Toaster II-39.5" x 27"-Poster-2007-Pop Art-Gray-dada
By Richard Hamilton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
2007 offset lithograph from the Gagosian Gallery in London's "Pop Art Is" series. Large sheet, heavy stock, great printing and small edition. This image will not be reused nor reprin...
Offset
Release
By Richard Hamilton
Located in London, GB
Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 150. Printed on Hodgkinson mould-made paper by Kelpra Studios, London. Published by Petersburg Press for the National Council of Civil...
Screen
Swingeing London 67-Poster
By Richard Hamilton
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and numbered 21/50 in pencil, lower left Edition: From the deluxe edition Provenance: Pace Gallery, NY (art transport sticker verso of backing board) Edition: ...
Lithograph