25th Jun, 2025 18:00

Urban & Contemporary Art

Lot 238

Lot 238 - Richard Hambleton (Canadian 1952-2017), 'Horse & Rider (Gold)', 2020

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Richard Hambleton (Canadian 1952-2017), 'Horse & Rider (Gold)', 2020

Estimate
£600 - £800

Buyer's premium: 25.00%

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Condition Report

In good condition
No tears to the sheet
Minor crease to the left hand corner of the sheet
Minor edge-wear to the top edge, top right corner and lower right edge of the sheet. These are all visible upon close inspection
Framed in a black frame, float mounted leaving all edges and corners of the sheet visible.
This work has not been examined outside of the frame.

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Lot Details
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Richard Hambleton (Canadian 1952-2017), 'Horse & Rider (Gold)', 2020, silkscreen on wove paper, from an edition of 50; 127.5 x 83.5cm inc frame

Auction: Urban & Contemporary Art, 25th Jun, 2025

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Richard Hambleton

Richard Hambleton, frequently acknowledged as the "godfather of street art," was a pivotal figure in the emergence of New York's downtown art movement, alongside contemporaries Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. He gained prominence for his ominous "Shadowmen" and "Horse and Rider" motifs—gruesome black silhouettes that seem to have been created in a moment of explosive action. Initially tagging across the United States and Canada, he established his base in New York in 1979. Throughout the 1980s, he left his mark on the alleyways of Lower Manhattan before transitioning from street art to studio work, producing pieces on canvas and paper. Although he exhibited at the Venice Biennale during the 1980s, he fell into relative obscurity in the 1990s and early 2000s due to personal struggles with health and addiction that distanced him from the art community. Today, Hambleton's artwork is included in prestigious collections such as the Brooklyn Museum, the Andy Warhol Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art. His pieces consistently fetch six-figure sums at auction.