Gold Blood Blocks

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.

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Richard Hambleton
Gold Blood Block, 1990
Gold leaf and blood on canvases wrapped around wood block
3.25 x 3.25 x 1.5 inches; 8.3 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm
Signed and dated on verso in marker
WGRH3021
Richard Hambleton
Gold Blood Block, 1991
Gold leaf and blood on canvas wrapped around wood block
3.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 inches; 8.9 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm
Signed twice and dated on verso in marker
WGRH1473
Richard Hambleton
Gold Blood Block, 1991
Gold leaf and blood on canvases wrapped around wood block
3.25 x 3.25 x 1.5 inches; 8.3 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm
Signed and dated on verso in marker
WGRH1429
Richard Hambleton
Gold Blood Block, 1990- 1994
Gold leaf and blood on canvases wrapped around wood block
3.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 inches; 8.9 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm
Signed and dated on bottom
WGRH1478
Richard Hambleton
Gold Blood Block, 1991- 1992
Gold leaf and blood on canvases wrapped around wood block
3.75 x 3.75 x 1.5 inches; 9.5 x 9.5 x 3.8 cm
Signed on verso and Signed & dated on bottom
WGRH1505
Richard Hambleton
Gold Blood Block, 1991
Gold leaf and blood on canvases wrapped around wood block
3.25 x 3.25 x 1.5 inches; 8.3 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm
Signed and dated on verso
WGRH1481
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