Hommage a Chrysler Corp
Artist: Richard Hamilton (born 1922)
Location: Tate
Date: 1957
Materials: oil, metal foil, & collage on panel
Dimensions: 122 x 81 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £30,000 (Total: £200,000)
Vendor: Waddington Galleries
Review number: 4072 (1994)
Provenance:
Purchased by E.J.Power 1964; Waddington Galleries.
Description:
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.
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