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
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
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
Guggenheim (Black)
By Richard Hamilton
Located in London, GB
Perspex form, vacuum formed acrylic and spray painted black, 1970, signed and dated verso, from the edition of 106, although an edition of 750 was planned it was not fully executed, published by xartcollection, Zurich, 59 x 59 x 9.8 cm. (23.2 x 23.2 x 3.9 in.) In 1970 British-Pop artist Richard Hamilton was invited to produce an edition of 750 small-scale multiples of the Guggenheim. The intention was to produce vacuum-form reliefs in Perspex and offset the costs of expensive molds by creating a large edition. In the end, the project proved more technically difficult than anticipated. Of the three colours (black, white and chrome), only a total of 271 were realised, 117 in white. The xartcollection was created in 1968 in Zurich, Switzerland by Sandro Bocola...
Etching, Aquatint
Dedicated Follower of Fashion
By Richard Hamilton
Located in London, GB
Etching and aquatint, 1980, on Rives BFK, signed and numbered from the edition of 100, printed at Studio Crommelynck, Paris, published by Waddington Graphics, London, 58.4 × 38.1 cm. (23 x 15 in.) The title is from a song of the 1960s by The Kinks...
Etching, Aquatint
Price Upon Request
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
Price Upon Request
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...
$600
H 30.5 in W 23.2 in
"Hand Knitters II" 2003 original hand signed engraving limited edition 30x23in.
Located in Miami, FL
Agustin Bejarano (Cuba, 1964) 'Tejedoras de mano II', 2003 engraving on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 30.6 x 23.3 in. (77.5 x 59 cm.) Edition of 20 Unfram...
Aquatint
Starry Night Party - Original Wall Sculpture
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Uri Dushy's pop art piece stands out as a testament to his decades-long exploration of art's origins, blending artistic genres to forge provocative and captivating creations. This pi...
Metal
$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
$2,345
H 29.93 in W 22.84 in
Untitled from "Kinderstern" - Max Bill, Hard Edge, Color Field, Bright Colors
By Max Bill
Located in Köln, DE
Screenprint by Max Bill. From the portfolio "Kinderstern". No Title, 1989 76 x 58 cm Copy 61/100 Edition of 100 (approx.)
Screen
untitled
By Richard Hunt
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph printed in two blacks published in an edition of 43.
Lithograph
$1,000
H 35 in W 5 in D 5 in
Chinatown Portfolio II Plate Three Signed Silkscreen Large 40 x 38" Greek artist
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in New York, NY
Chryssa Chinatown Portfolio II, Plate Three, ca. 1978 Silkscreen on thick wove paper 40 × 30 1/2 inches (Ships rolled in a tube measuring 35 x 5 x 5) Pencil signed and numbered 36/150 on the front; bears printers stamp on the back Unframed from the Chinatown Portfolio Printed by Atelier Arco in Paris (with stamp on the back of the print) from the Chinatown Portfolio Renowned Greek-American artist Chryssa was preoccupied with the concept of Chinese letters as art forms, which she explores in her Chinatown silkscreen series. Her deliberate experimentations yield an elegant and compelling result. Chryssa Biography Chryssa Vardea...
Screen, Pencil, Graphite
$3,000
H 31 in W 28.5 in D 2.25 in
Geometric Abstraction Color field silkscreen signed Artists Proof, Museum Frame
By Ludwig Sander
Located in New York, NY
LUDWIG SANDER Untitled geometric abstraction Artists Proof, aside from the regular edition of 90 Hand signed and annotated AP on the front Elegantly matted and framed in white wood m...
Screen
Untitled
By Geneviève Claisse
Located in Columbia, MO
Untitled 2015 Color serigraph 15.75 x 15.75 inches Framed: 21 x 21 inches
Screen
$950
H 39.9 in W 30 in
Ray Gun 1960 by Claes Oldenburg -- edgy industrial punk pop text art splatters
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Ray gun is one of Oldenburg’s most iconic motifs, and the artist’s tongue-in-cheek alter ego. Oldenburg took the name from a weapon used in the show “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ...
Screen
Dusk in August
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) Dusk in August (1967) Lithograph with embossing Size: 17 x 22.25 in (43 x 56.4 cm) Frame size: 21.75 x 26.75 in (55.25 x 67.95 cm) Edition of 100, this i...
Lithograph
$2,000
H 21 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
Henry Miller 'Dream of Spring' Signed Artist's Proof Lithograph Print
By Henry Miller
Located in San Rafael, CA
Henry Miller (American, 1891-1980) Dream of Spring, circa 1966 Color lithograph on wove paper Signed and titled, annotated 'Artist's Proof' (Aside from the edition of 200) Image: 14i...
Lithograph
untitled
By Richard Hunt
Located in New York, NY
untitled lithograph drawn in 2022 and published in an edition of 43. Measuring 36 by 25 inches, the work is designated number 9 of 43 lower left and signed in pencil "R Hunt...
Lithograph
Sold
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
Richard Hamilton, Release, 1972
By Richard Hamilton
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours with collage of die-cut silver, 1972, on Hodgkinson mould-made paper, signed and numbered from the edition of 150, published by Petersburg Press SA for the National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL) and Release, sheet size: 95 x 70cm. The print Release derives its title from the name of an organisation set up to provide legal aid and social support to people who have fallen foul of the law, often as a result of drug abuse. In 1972, Diana Melly (married to the jazz musician, writer and critic George Melly...
Screen
Sold
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