Ian Hamilton Finlay
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person1925–2006
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Selected Works628

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Previous Sales 2

Christie's
Events are a Discourse
Events are a Discourse
$3,059
Mar 2026
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
1789 Ribbons with Everything
1789 Ribbons with Everything, 1994
Bidding closed
Purbeck Portland stone, carved by Annet Stirling

For Sale 7

Galerie Hubert Winter · Artsy
BATTLE OF MIDWAY I & II
BATTLE OF MIDWAY I & II, 1977
Price on request
Silkscreen
Galerie Hubert Winter · Artsy
Liberty Equality Fraternity
Liberty Equality Fraternity, 1990
Price on request
3-parts, wood stamped
Ingleby Gallery · Artsy
The Medium is the Message
The Medium is the Message, 1987
Price on request
Silkscreen, Edition of 250
Ingleby Gallery · Artsy
Sea Poppy 2
Sea Poppy 2, 1968
Price on request
Silkscreen, Edition of 250
Victoria Miro · Artsy
Apollo & Daphne
Apollo & Daphne, 1989
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Wooden cutouts
Ingleby Gallery · Artsy
Laconic
Laconic, 1987
Price on request
Silkscreen, with Ron Costley. Edition of 250
ArtWise · Artsy
Poem/Print No.14 (Christmas Rose)
Poem/Print No.14 (Christmas Rose), 1970
US$600
Serigraph
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Market56 auction results

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Mar 2026 · $3.1K
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Sculpture/objects: $3.1K medianEditioned prints: $429 median
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Prizes & Awards1

Turner Prize
Shortlisted 1985
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Publications6

Catalogue Raisonné 1

Ian Hamilton Finlay Prints 1963-1997 Druckgraphik
Hatje Cantz · 1997

Monograph 2

Ian Hamilton Finlay
MIT Press · 2007
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Hatje Cantz · 1998

Exhibition Catalog 1

Blast to Freeze: British Art in the 20th Century
Hatje Cantz · 2002

Survey 1

Encounters with Artists
Thames & Hudson · 2023

Artist Book 1

Cloudline: A House by Toshiko Mori
Hatje Cantz · 2012
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Current Exhibitions0

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Print Quarterly Volume XLIII - Number 2 - June 2026
This issue of Print Quarterly, Volume XLIII Number 2 for June 2026, features a range of scholarly articles on historical prints and printmaking. Conte…
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Edinburgh City Art Centre reveals 2026 exhibitions programme
Edinburgh's City Art Centre has announced its 2026 exhibition programme, featuring five distinct shows. Highlights include a multimedia installation b…
exhibitionsDec 10, 2025
‘A true champion of artists’: Victoria Miro's artists celebrate gallery's 40th anniversary
Victoria Miro opened her eponymous gallery on Cork Street in London in December 1985, at a time when the punk collective The Grey Organisation was pro…
exhibitionsJun 6, 2025
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David Nolan Gallery in New York is presenting “Ian Hamilton Finlay: Fragments,” an exhibition marking the centenary of the Scottish artist Ian Hamilto…
exhibitionsMay 16, 2025
Frank Auerbach’s Berlin homecoming, human remains and museums, Ian Hamilton Finlay’s ‘Republic’—podcast
This podcast episode covers three major art-world stories. First, the late artist Frank Auerbach receives his first-ever Berlin exhibition at Galerie …
cultureMay 2, 2025
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Past Exhibitions18

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#2,277 KEWENIG

FRAGMENTS

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY

Brüderstr. 10

May 8, 2025 — Jul 19, 2025

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#196 Sfeir-Semler

Ian Hamilton Finlay Fragments

Admiralitätstrasse 71

May 8, 2025 — Aug 6, 2025

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

Ian Hamilton Finlay: Fragments Celebrating the Artist's Centennial | Exhibition Design by David Hartt

Ian Hamilton Finlay

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

May 8, 2025 — Jun 7, 2025

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#20 Victoria Miro

Ian Hamilton Finlay: Fragments

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Calle Drio la Chiesa, 1994, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy

Apr 30, 2025 — May 24, 2025

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#4,490 CASSIUS&Co.

Ian Hamilton Finlay The Printed Works

Ian Hamilton Finlay

63 Kinnerton St, London SW1X 8ED, UK

Apr 3, 2025 — May 15, 2025

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY "The Garden Became My Study"

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Sep 13, 2018 — Oct 27, 2018

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DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park

Ian Hamilton Finlay: Arcadian Revolutionary and A...

Ian Hamilton Finlay

51 Sandy Pond Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773, USA

May 16, 2014 — Oct 13, 2014

Ian Hamilton Finlay: Arcadian Revolutionary and A... May 16, 2014 - October 13, 2014

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY Ring of Waves

Ian Hamilton Finlay

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

May 7, 2013 — Jun 28, 2013

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY Inter Artes et Naturam

Ian Hamilton Finlay

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

Nov 16, 2012 — Jan 11, 2013

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#311 Galerie Judin

Inter artes et naturam

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Potsdamer Str. 83 (Hof, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Aug 18, 2012 — Oct 13, 2012

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

Camouflage

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY

Nov 4, 2009 — Dec 4, 2009

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

(Neo)Classicism--A Noble Arrow

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY

Sep 5, 2008 — Oct 24, 2008

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#311 Galerie Judin

Neoclassicism — A Noble Arrow

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Potsdamer Str. 83 (Hof, 10785 Berlin, Germany

May 2, 2008 — Jun 21, 2008

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY The French Revolution

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Sep 14, 2005 — Oct 21, 2005

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY Vessels

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

Sep 16, 2004 — Dec 15, 2004

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY Maritime Works

Ian Hamilton Finlay

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

May 8, 2003 — Jun 26, 2003

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY Reef Points

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

Oct 18, 1996 — Nov 26, 1996

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

Streiflichter, Fragments from the French Revolution

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY

May 6, 1994 — Jun 10, 1994

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Print Quarterly Volume XLIII - Number 2 - June 2026
May 28, 2026
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Edinburgh City Art Centre reveals 2026 exhibitions programme
Dec 10, 2025
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‘A true champion of artists’: Victoria Miro's artists celebrate gallery's 40th anniversary
Jun 6, 2025
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May 16, 2025
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Exhibition
Ian Hamilton Finlay: Fragments Celebrating the Artist's Centennial | Exhibition Design by David Hartt
May 8, 2025
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Exhibition
FRAGMENTS
May 8, 2025
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Exhibition
Ian Hamilton Finlay Fragments
May 8, 2025
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Frank Auerbach’s Berlin homecoming, human remains and museums, Ian Hamilton Finlay’s ‘Republic’—podcast
May 2, 2025
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Exhibition
Ian Hamilton Finlay: Fragments
Apr 30, 2025
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Exhibition
Ian Hamilton Finlay The Printed Works
Apr 3, 2025
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Exhibition
IAN HAMILTON FINLAY "The Garden Became My Study"
Sep 13, 2018
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Exhibition
Ian Hamilton Finlay: Arcadian Revolutionary and A...
May 16, 2014
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Exhibition
IAN HAMILTON FINLAY Ring of Waves
May 7, 2013
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Exhibition
IAN HAMILTON FINLAY Inter Artes et Naturam
Nov 16, 2012
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Exhibition
Inter artes et naturam
Aug 18, 2012
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Exhibition
Camouflage
Nov 4, 2009
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Exhibition
(Neo)Classicism--A Noble Arrow
Sep 5, 2008
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Exhibition
Neoclassicism — A Noble Arrow
May 2, 2008
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Ian Hamilton Finlay dies
Jan 1, 2006
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Exhibition
IAN HAMILTON FINLAY The French Revolution
Sep 14, 2005
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