Richard Hamilton

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Richard Hamilton, "Picasso's meninas", Lullin 91

Richard Hamilton

(London 1922 - 2011 Henley-on-Thames, London)

"Picasso's meninas"

Aquatintaradierung mit Kaltnadel und Polierung 1973

75,6 x 57 cm, Pr. 57,2 x 49,1 cm

sign. num. bet.

Auflage 153 Exemplare

Lullin 91

[26369]


Biography

Richard Hamilton

‘Brit Pop’ established itself as an independent art form earlier than Pop Art in the USA. What began as early as 1952 around the artists of the Independent Group – a small group of young painters, sculptors, architects, authors and critics – was be perfected in the USA in the 1960s. Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton were among the main protagonists of the early phase of British Pop Art.

Born in London in 1922 and died in Henley-on-Thames, London 2011, Hamilton designed the poster for the legendary exhibition This Is Tomorrow in 1956. His collage Just what is it that makes home so different, so appealing? is a veritable incunable of early British Pop Art.

From 1938 to 1940, Hamilton studied painting at the Royal Academy School; and from 1941 to 1945, he worked as an industrial designer to earn a living. He resumed his painting studies at the Royal Academy School in 1946 but was expelled in July of that year for defying the instructions of his teachers. This was followed by studies at the Slade School of Art in London from 1948 to 1951, where he mainly studied the medium of etching. After a trip to New York in 1963, he began to combine photographic and painterly elements in his pictures, followed in the 1980s by an intensive examination of the possibilities of digital media and their effects on image perception and the visual arts.

In Hamilton’s work, prints have occupied a prominent position since the late 1930s. It stands on an equal footing with his other artistic activities. Virtuoso mastery and combination of various printmaking techniques led to the creation of an extraordinary and diverse oeuvre.

In 1992, the Tate Gallery in London presented a retrospective; and in 2003, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne presented an exhibition, in close cooperation with the artist, titled Introspective. In 1993, Richard Hamilton represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale. An important collection of his works can be seen at the Tate Gallery in London.




Richard Hamilton (London 1922 – 2011 Henley-on-Thames, London)


"You can do things in print you can’t do in any other medium."
Richard Hamilton

Brit Pop established itself as an independent movement earlier than Pop Art in the USA. What began as early as 1952 around the artists of the 'Independent Group' was to be perfected in the USA in the 1960s. The main protagonist of this small group of young painters, sculptors, architects, authors and critics was Richard Hamilton.
Born in London in 1922, Hamilton designed the poster for the legendary exhibition This Is Tomorrow (1956). Hamilton's collage Just what is it that makes home so different, so appealing? is a veritable incunabulum of early British Pop Art.
From 1938 to 1940, Hamilton studied painting at the Royal Academy School and, from 1941 to 1945, earned his living as an industrial designer. He resumed his painting studies at the Royal Academy School in 1946 but was expelled in July that same year for not following the directives of his teachers. This was followed by studies at the Slade School of Art in London from 1948 to 1951, where he dealt primarily with the medium of the etching. After a trip to New York in 1963, he began to combine photographic and painterly elements in his pictures, followed in the 1980s by an intensive examination of the possibilities of digital media and their effects on image perception and the visual arts.
Printmaking has held an outstanding position in Hamilton's work since the late 1930s and stands on an equal footing with his other artistic activities. A virtuoso mastery and combination of various printmaking techniques led to the creation of an extraordinary and diverse oeuvre.
In 1992, the Tate Gallery in London presented a retrospective and, in 2003, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne organised an exhibition of his works under the title Introspective, conceived in cooperation with the artist. In 1993, Richard Hamilton represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale. The Tate Gallery boasts an important collection of his works.

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