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Which British artist is famous for his spot paintings?
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The British artist famous for his spot paintings is Damien Hirst. He began producing these pieces in the 1980s. One example, the 2005 painting Xylene Cyanol Dye Solution, is striking for its machinelike uniformity and almost childlike simplicity, a seeming rebuke to the idea of the artist-as-genius. Hirst is the most prominent of the Young British Artists, or YBAs, who began exhibiting together in warehouses and factories in the 1980s. Hirst is known for his use of unconventional materials and “shock tactics” in his paintings, prints, sculptures and other works. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Damien Hirst art.
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
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DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY. Original work The Currency Project. Dots. Colors
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY: 6274. NOBODY SHOULD HEAR IT
Date of creation: 2016
Medium: Enamel paint on handmade paper
Edition: 5.149 unique works on paper
Size: 21.5 x 30 cm
Conditi...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
DAMIEN HIRST - THE EMPRESSES - THEODORA - Limited edition Contemporary Modern
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
THE EMPRESSES - THEODORA
Date of creation: 2022
Medium: Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite and screen printed with glitter.
Edition number: 1226/3315 (1.566 physical + 1.7...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Glitter, Panel, Giclée, Screen
$7,584 Sale Price
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H9-1 Justice
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst "Justice" H9-1, from "The Virtues" series. A laminated Giclée print on aluminium panel. Produced in 2021. Edition 515 of 1005.
Hand signed and numbered on verso label by...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Politeness (The Virtues) Damien Hirst Cherry Blossom Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, Politeness - Cherry Blossom, 2021
Laminated Giclée Print on Aluminium Composite Panel
120.1 × 96 × 0.1 cm (47 3/10 × 37 4/5 × 1/50 in)
Edition of 1549
Hand-signed and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Giclée, Panel
The Empresses
By Damien Hirst
Located in Norwich, GB
DAMIEN HIRST (BORN 1965)
Taytu Betul, from 'The Empresses' (H10-5), 2022 signed in pencil on the publisher's label affixed verso, stamp-numbered,
laminated giclée print with screenpr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Panel, Digital, Giclée
The Currency 9714. No Way Out
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, The Currency 9714. No Way Out, 2016 (With original HENI Frame)
Enamel paint, handmade paper, watermark, microdot, hologram, pencil
20 x 30 cm
Hand-signed on the rev...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic


