After receiving his bachelor of fine arts in painting and art history from the Emily Carr School of Art in 1974, Richard Hambleton launched his “Mass Murder” series. The series was painted on the streets of over 15 cities across Canada and the United States. Hambleton would outline friends in chalk drawings, splashing them with red paint to mimic the remnants of a crime scene.
In 1979, Hambleton moved permanently to the Lower East Side of New York City. It was here that Hambleton gained notoriety for his “Shadowman” paintings of the early 1980s. Over the course of the next decade, his ominous silhouettes painted in unsuspecting corners, alleys and side streets had appeared in over six hundred locations in major cities, including New York City, London, Paris, as well as both sides of the Berlin Wall.
A departure from the spontaneity of the traditional street tag, Hambleton’s paintings were site-specific conceptual works intended to provoke unsuspecting pedestrians with a sobering moment of contemplation. His first solo exhibition opened in the Lower East Side of New York in 1982, and just two years later, his work was included in the Venice Biennale. He was included in the Venice Biennale again in 1988. From 2009–11, a major retrospective was mounted in collaboration with Giorgio Armani, touring multiple venues that included the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and Phillips de Pury in New York.
Shadowman, a film about Hambleton by director Oren Jacoby, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21 2017. Today, Hambleton’s works are held in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Moco Museum in Amsterdam, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others. Hambleton continued to live and work in New York until his death in 2017.
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"4 Shadows", 2012
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This work belongs to Richard Hambleton’s late Shadow period, in which the human figure is reduced to a haunting silhouette—simultaneously present and anonymous. In Four Shadows, Hamb...
Canvas, Oil
Art Card: Richard Hambleton - Urban Painting (Hand Signed and inscribed), Framed
By Richard Hambleton
Located in New York, NY
Art Card: Richard Hambleton, Urban Painting (Hand Signed and inscribed to CBS photographer), 1983 Offset lithograph card (Hand Signed and inscribed to Dan Pope by Richard Hambleton) ...
Postcard
Standing Shadow - Blue
By Richard Hambleton
Located in London, GB
2018 Giclée print in colours on Hahnemühle wove 143 x 64 cm Edition of 75 Numbered by Hambleton in pen, with signature blind stamp Excellent condition Framed Richard Hambleton (1952...
Giclée
Standing Shadow - Run
By Richard Hambleton
Located in London, GB
2018 Giclée on 308gsm Hahnemuhle paper 145 x 77 cm Edition of 75 Numbered by Hambleton in pencil as well as bearing the Richard Hambleton Archive stamp verso Excellent condition Fram...
Paper, Giclée
Untitled (Blood Flowers), Mixed Media with Blood on Canvas, 2007
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Astoria, NY
Richard Hambleton (Canadian, 1952-2017), Untitled (Blood Flowers), Mixed Media with Blood on Canvas, 2007, signed and dated lower right, unframed. 24.75" H x 10.25" W x 1" D. Prove...
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled (Landscape Scene), Mixed Media with Blood on Paper, 2007
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Astoria, NY
Richard Hambleton (Canadian, 1952-2017), Untitled (Landscape Scene), Mixed Media with Blood on Paper, 2007, signed in pencil and dated lower right, black frame. Image: 14.5" H x 20....
Paper, Mixed Media
Landscape, Pop Art Gouache Painting by Richard Hambleton
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Hambleton, Canadian (1952 -2017) - Landscape, Year: 2003, Medium: Gouache on Paper, signed and dated in pencil lower right, Image Size: 15.5 x 20.25 inches, Size: 18 x 23...
Gouache
Shadow Head, Pop Art Gouache Painting by Richard Hambleton
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Hambleton, Canadian (1952 -2017) - Shadow Head, Year: 1999, Medium: Gouache on Paper, signed and dated in pencil lower right, Size: 22.75 x 18 in. (57.79 x 45.72 cm), Fram...
Gouache
Price Upon Request
Untitled
By Richard Hambleton
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated, l.r. Ink on paper Contact gallery for price. This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Paper, Ink
Price Upon Request
Richard Hambleton Drawings 2016 (set of 3 works)
By Richard Hambleton
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Richard Hambleton Drawings 2016: Set of 3 unique, individual hand-signed drawings originally obtained directly from Hambleton; framed as a triptych. Medium: Black Marker on found bo...
Paper, Permanent Marker
Untitled: White House
Located in New York, NY
Unidentified/ Unknown Artist, "Untitled: White House" , Mixed Media (Charcoal, Oil Paint) Landscape Drawing on Paper, 17.75 x 23, Mid to Late-20th Century ...
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil
Vendimiadora (Grape Harvester)
By Roman Frances
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
$317Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.82 in W 20.71 in D 1.97 in
French school Landscape luminous naturalist oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape Luminous naturalistist⬅️ ⏩It is signed Degoul 1936⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐35.1x52.6cm /13.8x20.7 i...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$2,204Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.5 in W 7.5 in
Metallic Ink Painting, Animal, Female Figure, Woman & Bird by America Martin
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman & Bird" Ink on Paper 11.5 x 7.5 inches America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. America is a ...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$117,000
H 34.75 in W 23 in
No Reply Portfolio, 10 Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition PP 3/5, 2015
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
No Reply Portfolio by KAWS. Screenprint on wove paper. Each of the 10 screen prints are hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Edition PP 3/5. (Pr...
Paper, Screen
$1,180Sale Price|50% Off
H 34.5 in W 34.5 in D 1 in
Ciudad de Medio Millon y 25 Huevos Duros Giclée Print, Surrealist Art
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
-Pedro Friedeberg signed print featuring a fantastical surrealistic scene. Includes whimsical figures, optical art elements, and surreal details. framed in a hand-painted black and g...
Giclée
$7,900
H 49 in W 60.5 in
Soft Summer - Large Contemporary Abstract Textured Cool Tone Landscape Art
By Lee Herring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lee Herring is a contemporary painter specializing in vibrant, textured, and abstract landscapes that convey fleeting moments. Herring's energetic artworks are inspired by everyday m...
Canvas, Varnish, Mixed Media, Acrylic
WOP 2 - 00621
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
mixed media on paper; unframed Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of light i...
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Stanza Giclée Print on Canvas, Hand Signed, Edition of 95, Framed
By Tomasz Rut
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee on canvas. Hand signed and numbered on front by the artist. Edition of 95. Canvas size 36 x 24 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certi...
Giclée, Canvas
$370
H 12 in W 10 in
Tomato Wedge - Abstract Color Drenched Floral Still Life Mixed Media Artwork
By Kellie Newsome
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks are the specialty of Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome. Her work is characterized by a loose and expressive style emphasizing line struct...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
$2,200
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Porto 08
By Karine Bartoli
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Canvas, Oil
$800Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.5 in W 17.5 in D 1.75 in
SALUDCITA Y PROVECHITO Silkscreen Print, Surrealist Style, Framed, Signed
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
-Pedro Friedeberg signed print featuring a collection of various dogs. Includes whimsical figures, optical art elements, and surreal details. framed in a hand-painted black and gold ...
Giclée
Sold
H 28.75 in W 22.75 in
Shadow Head in White, Pop Art Acrylic and Gouache Painting by Richard Hambleton
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Hambleton, Canadian (1952 -2017) - Shadow Head in White, Year: 2003, Medium: Acrylic and Gouache on Paper, signed and dated in pencil lower right and signed in pen on verso...
Acrylic, Gouache
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H 26.5 in W 21.5 in
Horse and Rider, Pop Art Screenprint by Richard Hambleton
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Hambleton, Canadian (1952 -2017) - Horse and Rider, Year: 2001, Medium: Screenprint, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, Edition: 100, P/P, Image Size: 16 x 11 inches, ...
Screen
HEART (LE)
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee print on Baryta Hahnemule Paper mounted on 1mm aluminum with metal frame. Hand signed on verso by the artist. 1 of 1. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offe...
Lithograph, Offset
HEART (LE)
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee print on Baryta Hahnemule Paper mounted on 1mm aluminum with metal frame. Hand signed on verso by the artist. 1 of 1. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offe...
Lithograph, Offset
1980s Richard Hambleton poster (shadowman)
By Richard Hambleton
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Richard Hambleton New York, 1983 Super rare early 1980s Richard Hambleton exhibit poster for the 1983 solo shows at Piezo Electric & Civilian Warefare galleries. Offset printed; 10 x 16 inches. Good to very good vintage condition; contains center fold-line as originally issued; some soiling on reverse not visible through front. 1st (and only) printing, 1983. Unsigned from a scarce edition of unknown. Richard Hambleton Born Vancouver Island, BC and relocated to NYC in the late 70’s, Richard Art Hambleton is the Godfather of Public Art who used the urban canvas to evoke public reaction. He is reputed as an elusive genius after the early deaths of his colleagues Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Keith Haring. Hambleton is the original American Pop Expressionist with unforgettable images that have permeated our collective consciousness for four decades now. His celebrated works include acclaimed series known as Image Mass Murder, Marlboro Man, Shadow Man...
Offset
Contemporary Large Painting by Richard Hambleton "Jumping Man"
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Conceptual artist Born in Vancouver, BC and relocated to NYC in the late 1970s, Richard Art Hambleton is the Godfather of Street Art who used the urban canvas to evoke public reaction. He is reputed as an elusive genius after the early deaths of his colleagues Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Keith Haring. Hambleton is the original American pop expressionist with unforgettable images that have permeated our collective consciousness for four decades now. His celebrated works include acclaimed series of mass murder, the Marlboro man...
Canvas, Acrylic
Modern Abstract Painting by Richard Hambleton Purple Shadow Cat
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Conceptual Artists Born in Vancouver, BC and relocated to NYC in the late 1970s, Richard Art Hambleton is the godfather of street art who used the urban canvas to evoke public reaction. He is reputed as an elusive genius after the early deaths of his colleagues Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Keith Haring. Hambleton is the original American Pop Expressionist with unforgettable images that have permeated our collective consciousness for four decades now. His celebrated works include acclaimed series known as Image Mass Murder, Marlboro Man...
Landscape
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Hambleton (American, 1954 - ) Title: Landscape Year: 1988 Medium: Engraved Steel and Acrylic mounted to Wood, signed and dated verso Size: 18 x 36 in. (45.72 x...
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 24 in W 31 in
Untitled (Black Headshadow with Yellow and Orange Background)
By Richard Hambleton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
New York Times art critic Michael Brenson, when commenting on Hambleton's exceptional skill at handling paint, wrote, "When he throws white or black on the canvas, his waves break, h...
Mixed Media, Canvas