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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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
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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
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
$7,900
H 49 in W 60.5 in
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Canvas, Varnish, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$7,900
H 49 in W 60.5 in
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Canvas, Varnish, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$975
H 17 in W 13 in D 1.5 in
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Fabric, Textile, Canvas, Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$600Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.25 in W 28.13 in D 0.75 in
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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Handmade Paper
$6,800
H 41 in W 61 in
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Canvas, Varnish, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$807
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 1.38 in
Exploring Every Path 3 Magdalena Morey Bright Landscape Painting, Affordable Art
By Magdalena Morey
Located in Deddington, GB
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Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$795
H 14 in W 14 in
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Mixed Media, Board
$3,100
H 26 in W 26 in
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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
$4,200
H 36 in W 36 in D 1.75 in
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Located in Westport, CT
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$1,831
H 9.06 in W 8.27 in D 1.58 in
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Paper, Glue, Ink, Mixed Media
$5,394Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 29 in D 2 in
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Mixed Media
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H 24.75 in W 10.25 in D 1 in
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