To say the least, Richard Hamilton led a "colorful" life. He spent much of his time in Laguna Beach area, stopping in Montery Bay eventually migrating to Wa. where I met him and acquired this original oil painting. I was his dentist. Richard has passed away. Amoung his many stories, he told me of meeting Red Skelton who had several of Richard's works in his own collection. This work is signed by the artist and dated 1975. I have been unable to locate any information on Richard. This piece may be worth much more than I am asking if someone knew how to do the reasearch. At this price for a deceased artist original work it's hard to go wrong.