The British artist Richard Hamilton, regarded as a pioneer in the field of Pop art, has died at the age of 89 following a short illness.
The London-born artist's best known work was a 1956 collage featuring a body builder and a tin of ham, which earned him the title "Father of Pop".
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| Hamilton's 1956 collage Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing? is one of his best known works |
The Gagosian Gallery, which announced his death, said the art world had "lost one of its leading lights".
He was working on a major retrospective just days before he died.
The exhibition is due to be seen in London, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Madrid next year.
R.S.
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