Richard Hamilton Auction Prices and Value Guide
Richard Hamilton auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,512 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Richard Hamilton auction prices: quick answer
Richard Hamilton auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Richard Hamilton
- Source records
- 1,512
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Richard Hamilton market snapshot
Richard Hamilton shows very deep auction liquidity with 838 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,900. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 24 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-07.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (31.7% · 166 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (48.3% · 253 sales)
- $10,000+ (20.0% · 105 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,143
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 24
- Median shift vs prior year
- +19.1%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-07
Artist context
About Richard Hamilton
Born
1922
Died
2011
Nationality
British, English
Richard Hamilton (1922–2011) was a British and English painter, collage artist, printmaker, draughtsman, sculptor, and installation artist. He is closely associated with the development of British Pop art and with the Independent Group context in London. Hamilton worked across painting, collage, graphic works, sculpture, and installation, often examining modern consumer culture, domestic imagery, technology, machines, and mass-media design. His 1955 exhibition Man, Machine and Motion and his contribution to the 1956 This Is Tomorrow exhibition are important reference points in accounts of early Pop art. Hamilton also produced extensive printmaking and illustrated James Joyce's Ulysses. Collectors encounter his work in museums, galleries, editions, works on paper, paintings, sculpture, and mixed-media sales. Appraisal depends on identifying the medium, date, edition or unique-work status, condition, provenance, and attribution.
Pop artIndependent Group contextPaintingCollagePrintmaking and graphic worksSculpture and installationModern consumer culture and domestic imageryTechnology, machines, and motionLiterary illustration, including James Joyce's Ulysses
Common works and media
Common auction and appraisal contexts for Richard Hamilton include paintings, collages, prints and other graphic works, drawings, editions, sculpture, installations, and mixed-media pieces. His catalogue includes work connected with consumer imagery, domestic interiors, machines, motion, mass media, and literary illustration. Edition number, printing or publication details, image size, paper condition, signature, provenance, and catalogue references are especially relevant for graphic works and multiples. Unique paintings, collages, sculptures, and installations require comparison with works from the same period and with closely related subjects or series.
Market and appraisal context
Richard Hamilton appears in auction records across paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions. Appraisal should compare the specific work with similar Hamilton examples, considering medium, scale, date, period, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, edition details, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, subject matter, rarity, and attribution confidence. Recent public auction comparables can provide useful market context, but they are not a substitute for examination or authentication. Appraisily's public index reports broad auction coverage and a wide observed price range; results may include different currencies, reporting conventions, buyer premiums, incomplete feeds, private sales, or later attribution changes.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, size, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent comparable auction sales for similar works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
- Auction totals may include buyer premiums or fees depending on how results are reported.
- Authentication and condition can materially change the value of an individual work.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- Tate museum or university
- British Museum museum or university
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Richard Hamilton worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Richard Hamilton artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.