Richard_Hamiltons_Late_Works_national_gallery
This highly personal exhibition by one of Britain’s most influential artists traces an intriguing path leading to his unfinished and unseen final work, Le Chef-d’oeuvre inconnu – a painting in three parts.Up until his death at 89, Richard Hamilton (1922-2011) was planning this major exhibition of recent works conceived specifically for the National Gallery and including work never before seen by the public. The exhibition as a whole encapsulates many of the significant directions Hamilton’s art had taken over recent decades, when his international reputation soared. Richard Hamilton: The Late Works is on view from October 10 to January 13, 2013 a The National Gallery,Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN