© Richard Hamilton. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2007
Hommage a Chrysler Corp
Richard Hamilton
- Art Funded
- 1994
- Dimensions
- 122 x 81 cm
- Vendor
- Waddington Galleries
This work is an key work in the Pop aesthetic of British art and it exemplifies certain major preoccupations of the Independent Group, of which Hamilton was a central figure.
The Independent Group reacted against a number of the prevailing tendencies of British art of the post-war period, and looked to American imagery in the mass media for inspiration. This work depicts a motor showroom and the picture is heavily influenced by the imagery of large gleaming American cars, whose styling was an important topic of Independent Group discussions.
Provenance
Purchased by E.J.Power 1964; Waddington Galleries.