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  • David Hamilton

    United Kingdom

    Art Brokerage: David Hamilton British Artist: b. 1933. David Hamilton (London, 15 April 1933) is a British photographer and film director best known for his nude images of young girls. Hamilton grew up in London. His schooling was interrupted by World War II. As an evacuee, he spent some time in the countryside of Dorset, which inspired some of his work. His artistic skills began to emerge during a job at an architect's office. At age 20, he went to Paris, where he worked as graphic designer for Peter Knapp of Elle magazine. After becoming known and successful, he was hired away from Elle by Queen magazine in London as art director. Hamilton soon realised his love for Paris, however, and after returning there became the art director of Printemps, the city's largest department store. Hamilton began photographing commercially while still employed, and the dreamy, grainy style of his images quickly brought him success. His photographs were in demand by other magazines such as Réalités, Twen and Photo. By the end of the 1960s, Hamilton's work had a recognisable style. His further success included many dozens of photographic books with combined sales well into the millions, five feature films, countless magazine publishings and museum and gallery exhibitions. In December 1977, Images Gallery in New York City showed his photographs, at the same time that Bilitis was released. He also maintained an apartment in New York. His soft focus style also came back into fashion at Vogue, Elle and other high-class fashion magazines from around 2003. Long ago, Hamilton was married to Mona Kristensen, who was a model in many of his early photobooks and made her screen debut in Bilitis. More recently, he was married to Gertrude Hamilton, who co-designed his book The Age of Innocence, but they have since divorced amicably and she lives in New York working as a painter. Since 2005 he has been enjoying a revival in popularity. In 2006 two new books were released: David Hamilton, a collection of captioned photographs, and Erotic Tales, which contains Hamilton's fictional short stories. Listings wanted.

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Untitled 4 (Degas Ballerinas) 1992 Photography - David Hamilton

David Hamilton

Untitled 4 (Degas Ballerinas) 1992

Photography: Color Photograph, Hand Signed, Not numbered

Size: 14x12 in  | 36x30 cm
🔥Hand Signed Color Photograph - 6 Watchers
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Roses in Pitcher 1992 Photography - David Hamilton

David Hamilton

Roses in Pitcher 1992

Photography: Gelatin Silver Print, Hand Signed, Not numbered

Size: 13x16 in  | 32x41 cm
Hand Signed Gelatin Silver Print $3,600
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Vineyards 1992 Photography - David Hamilton

David Hamilton

Vineyards 1992

Photography: Gelatin Silver Print, Hand Signed, Not numbered

Size: 13x16 in  | 32x41 cm
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