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Richard Hamilton — Archive II
Richard Hamilton

Archive II

A masterwork of precision and conceptual layering, Richard Hamilton's *Archive II* is a lithograph printed on Fabriano paper that reflects the artist's enduring fascination with image reproduction, media culture, and the mechanics of visual information. The full margins of the Fabriano paper lend the work a sense of formal completeness, framing Hamilton's meticulous graphic language within a refined, archival presence. As a pioneering figure of British Pop Art, Hamilton brings his characteristic intellectual rigor to the lithographic medium, transforming it into a vehicle for exploring how images are stored, transmitted, and reinterpreted.

Medium
Lithograph, on Fabriano paper, with full margins,

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Evening & Day Editions

June 9, 2016

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Richard Hamilton, Archive II

A masterwork of precision and conceptual layering, Richard Hamilton's *Archive II* is a lithograph printed on Fabriano paper that reflects the artist's enduring fascination with image reproduction, media culture, and the mechanics of visual information. The full margins of the Fabriano paper lend the work a sense of formal completeness, framing Hamilton's meticulous graphic language within a refined, archival presence. As a pioneering figure of British Pop Art, Hamilton brings his characteristic intellectual rigor to the lithographic medium, transforming it into a vehicle for exploring how images are stored, transmitted, and reinterpreted.

Medium
Lithograph, on Fabriano paper, with full margins,
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Cool Mood, Contemporary Print, 20th Century, Male Artist, Intellectual Mood, Conceptual Art, British Artist, Printmaking, Archival Subject, Pop Art, Large Format, Works on Paper, Monochromatic, Neutral Tones, Pioneering Artist, Lithograph, Abstract, Archival Theme, Abstract Composition

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