Shadow Head Portraits

Richard Hambleton

CONCEPTUAL ARTIST

Born in Tofino, Vancouver Island, BC and relocated to NYC in the late 70’s, Richard Art Hambleton is the Godfather of Public Art who used the urban canvas to evoke public reaction. He is reputed as an elusive genius after the early deaths of his colleagues Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Keith Haring. Hambleton is the original American Pop Expressionist with unforgettable images that have permeated our collective consciousness for four decades now. His celebrated works include acclaimed series known as Image Mass Murder, Marlboro Country, Shadow Man, Shadow Head Portraits, Horse and Riders, and Beautiful Paintings. Hambleton died on October 29, 2017 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Richard Hambleton
Shadow Head Portrait, 1982-1992
Acrylic and gouache on paper
20.37 x 15.37 inches; 51.8 x 39.1 cm
Signed and dated LR
WGRH1131

Richard Hambleton
Shadow Head Portrait, 1988
Acrylic on paper
22.5 x 17 inches; 57.2 x 43.2 cm
Signed LR
WGRH1561

Richard Hambleton
Shadow Head Portrait, 2003
Acrylic and gouache on paper
23.25 x 18 inches; 59.1 x 49.7 cm
Signed and dated LR WGRH4007

Richard Hambleton
Shadow Head Portrait, 2002
Acrylic and gouache on thick stock paper
21.5 x 15 inches; 54.6 x 38.1cm
Signed LR in pencil
WGRH4008

Richard Hambleton
Shadow Head Portrait, 2005
Acrylic on paper
24 x 19 inches; 61 x 48 cm
Signed LR in pencil
WGRH1198

Richard Hambleton
Shadow Head Portrait, 2002
Acrylic on paper
23.25 x 18 inches; 59.1 x 49.7 cm
Signed and dated LR
WGRH4004

Richard Hambleton
Shadow Head Portrait, 2003
Acrylic and gouache on paper
23.25 x 18 inches; 59.1 x 49.7 cm
Signed and dated LR
WGRH4006

Richard Hambleton
Shadow Head Portrait, 2004
Acrylic and metallic paint on paper
19 x 12 inches; 48.3 x 30.5 cm
Signed & Dated LR
WGRH1240

Richard Hambleton Shadow Head Portrait, 2002
Acrylic and metallic paint on wallpaper
20 x 12.5 inches; 50.8 x 31.8 cm
Signed vertically LL
WGRH4002