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The Painting of Modern Life, Hayward Gallery

Swinging London 67 (f), 1968-9
Swinging London 67 (f), 1968-9, by Richard Hamilton. Acrylic collage and aluminium on canvas. 973 x 851mm. Photograph: © Richard Hamilton / all rights reserved, DACS 2007, © Tate, London 2007
Woman with Umbrella, 1964
Woman with Umbrella, 1964, by Gerhard Richter. Oil on canvas. 160cm x 95cm. Photograph: © the artist 2006, courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Time Magazine Cover, 1965, by Vija Celmins
Time Magazine Cover, 1965, by Vija Celmins. Oil on canvas. 56cm x 40.6cm. Photograph: © The artist
Big Electric Chair, 1967
Big Electric Chair, 1967, by Andy Warhol. Silkscreen and acrylic on primed canvas. 137.2cm x 185.5cm. Photograph: Courtesy Froehlich Collection, Stuttgart/© Licensed by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc/ARS, New York and DACS London 2007
Arsenal (Prince Harry), 1997
Arsenal (Prince Harry), 1997, by Elizabeth Peyton. Oil on board. 28.6cm x 36.8cm. Photograph: © The artist. Private Collection, London and Sadie Coles HQ, London
Smoker (Cruel Story of Youth), 2003
Smoker (Cruel Story of Youth) by Judith Eisler, 2003. Oil on canvas, 147.3cm x 177.8cm. Photograph: Copyright the artist, courtesy the collection of Ninah and Michael Lynne
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