Richard Hamilton

British · 1922–2011 · Painter, Printmaker

Richard William Hamilton was an English painter and collage artist. His 1955 exhibition Man, Machine and Motion and his 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today's homes so… (Wikipedia)

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245lots offered2002–2026years recorded88%sold (211)$5.9kSign up free to seemedian price

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Fashion-Plate (Cosmetic Study IX)Phillips · Dec 2013£314,500≈ $515,937≈ €374,546Sign up to see
Picasso's meninas: three impressionsPhillips · Apr 2017$187,500≈ £148,104≈ €175,529Sign up to see
Toaster: Deluxe Study VIIPhillips · Jan 2018£60,000≈ $85,530≈ €68,937Sign up to see

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Average price

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median $5.9kfree account

High

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Lots sold

211

of 241 offered · 2002–2026

Sell-through

88%

sold ÷ offered

Price trend

Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

4 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

Medium	Offered	Sold	Sell-through	Average	Median	High
Paintings	9	6	67%	$11kSign up	$11.4kSign up	$14.6kSign up
Acrylic	7	4	57%	$10.7kSign up	$10.1kSign up	$14.6kSign up
Works on paper	8	7	88%	$15.6kSign up	$3.2kSign up	$48.5kSign up
Gouache	1	0	0%	—Sign up	—Sign up	—
Pastel	1	1	100%	$48.5kSign up	$48.5kSign up	$48.5kSign up
Drawing	1	1	100%	$3.2kSign up	$3.2kSign up	$3.2kSign up
Prints & multiples	173	159	92%	$14.4kSign up	$5kSign up	$516kSign up
Etching	34	32	94%	$14kSign up	$3kSign up	$188kSign up
Engraving	1	1	100%	$1.7kSign up	$1.7kSign up	$1.7kSign up
Aquatint	14	14	100%	$18.1kSign up	$19kSign up	$41.8kSign up
Lithograph	29	27	93%	$25.3kSign up	$3kSign up	$516kSign up
Screenprint	52	50	96%	$12.2kSign up	$7.6kSign up	$59.3kSign up
Print (other)	39	31	79%	$4.5kSign up	$2.9kSign up	$20kSign up
Multiple	4	4	100%	$38.2kSign up	$31.2kSign up	$83.7kSign up
Photography	44	36	82%	$12.7kSign up	$6.6kSign up	$85.5kSign up
Photograph	44	36	82%	$12.7kSign up	$6.6kSign up	$85.5kSign up
Other	7	3	43%	$4.2kSign up	$1.9kSign up	$10.1kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

Year	Offered	Sold	Median
2026	11	7	$2.8kSign up
2025	14	13	$1.9kSign up
2024	16	16	$1.2kSign up
2023	11	9	$3.1kSign up
2022	9	6	$1.7kSign up
2021	13	12	$2.4kSign up
2020	9	7	$7.8kSign up
2019	13	10	$6.3kSign up
2018	43	41	$6.4kSign up
2017	16	15	$8.1kSign up
2016	7	7	$8.8kSign up
2015	21	16	$9.3kSign up
2014	8	5	$41.8kSign up
2013	9	7	$35.9kSign up
2012	4	3	$6.6kSign up
2011	2	2	$20.2kSign up
2010	15	15	$8.8kSign up
2009	3	3	$8.6kSign up
2008	3	3	$4kSign up
2007	4	4	$979Sign up
2006	3	3	$1.7kSign up
2005	1	1	$1.6kSign up
2004	3	3	$1.3kSign up
2003	1	1	$5.4kSign up
2002	2	2	$519Sign up