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Damien Hirst 'H13-1 Deadman’s Cove -2023' Signed & numbered
By Damien Hirst
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
numbered and hand-signed on the label by the artist. H13-1 Deadman's Cove by Damien Hirst Damien Hirst
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Interior Prints

Materials

Giclée

Damien Hirst 'H13-7 Mill Bay, Salcombe -2023' Signed & numbered
By Damien Hirst
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
prints are numbered and hand-signed on the label by the artist. H13-7 Mill Bay, Salcombe by Damien Hirst
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Interior Prints

Materials

Giclée

H5-3 Camino Real Damien Hirst Abstract Spot Signed Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Diasec-mounted Giclee print on aluminium panel Edition of 100 Signed and numbered on the back Mint
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Giclée

Damien Hirst, Fruitful (Small) - Signed Print, YBAs, Abstract Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) Fruitful, 2020 Medium: Laminated Giclee print on aluminium
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Panel, Giclée

Damien Hirst, The Currency Unique Print (H11) - Signed Print, Abstract Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) The Currency Unique Print (H11), 2022 Medium: Archival giclée
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Damien Hirst, The Currency Unique Print (H11) - Signed Print, Abstract Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) The Currency Unique Print (H11), 2022 Medium: Archival giclée
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Damien Hirst, Savoy (H5-8) - Signed Print, Contemporary Art, Abstract Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) Savoy (H5-8), 2018 Medium: Diasec-mounted Giclée print on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Damien Hirst, Earth (from The Elements): Signed Print, Abstract Art, Butterflies
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) Earth (from The Elements, H6-6), 2020 Medium: Diasec-mounted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Plexiglass, Giclée

Damien Hirst, Taytu Betul (H10-5) - Signed Print, Abstract Art, British Artist
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, b. 1965) Taytu Betul (The Empresses, H10-5), 2022 Medium: Laminated giclée
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Glitter, Giclée, Screen

Damien Hirst, Loyalty (The Virtues, H9-7) - Pop Art, Abstract Art, Signed Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, b. 1965) H9-7 Loyalty, 2021 Medium: Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminium
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Damien Hirst, Rainbow, Small Laminated Giclee Print on Aluminium, 2020
By Damien Hirst
Located in Draper, UT
19.69 inches (24.1cm x 50 cm) Edition of 4150 Digitally signed by the Artist and Numbered from Edition
Category

2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Panel, Archival Pigment

Damien Hirst, Rainbow Heart, Small Laminated Giclee Print on Aluminium, 2020
By Damien Hirst
Located in Draper, UT
Damien Hirst, Rainbow Heart, Small Laminated Giclee Print on Aluminium, 2020 Laminated Giclée
Category

2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Panel, Digital

Damien Hirst 'Horizontal Spots 'M-Fluorobenzoyl Chloride' Woodcut Print, 2018
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
'Horizontal 'Spots' I Spots Woodcut Print, 2018 is an edition of 55, number #45 of edition. Signed
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Damien Hirst, Fruitful (Large): Contemporary Art, Abstract Print, YBA, British
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) Fruitful (Large), 2020 Medium: Laminated Giclee print on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Panel, Giclée

Fruitful (Large) by Damien Hirst, Colourful, Giclée Print, Contemporary Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel Signed and numbered on label on the verso In mint
Category

2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Methionine, from 12 Woodcut Spots Damien Hirst Spot Print, YBA Abstract print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Kusama, Damien Hirst, Banksy, Takashi Murakami, David Shrigley, Invader, KAWS
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Damien Hirst - Forever - (Small) - Contemporary Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Asheville, NC
Artwork is digitally signed & numbered About Artist: Damien Hirst, a poster boy for the Young British
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic, Giclée

Damien Hirst 'Gly-Gly-Ala' Spots IV Spot Woodcut Print, 2016
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The vertical Spots 'Gly-Gly-Ala' by Damien Hirst is a multi-color woodcut in his signature palette
Category

2010s Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Woodcut

Damien Hirst, Suiko (The Empresses, H10-4) - Abstract Art, Pop Art, Signed
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, b. 1965) Theodora (The Empresses, H10-4), 2022 Medium: Laminated giclée
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Damien Hirst, Theodora (The Empresses, H10-3) - Abstract Art, Pop Art, Signed
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, b. 1965) Theodora (The Empresses, H10-3), 2022 Medium: Laminated giclée
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Cannizaro H4-4 Damien Hirst Contemporary Art Diasec-mounted Giclée Print Street
By Damien Hirst
Located in Draper, UT
Damien Hirst Cannizaro H4-4 Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminium panel 920 x 1260 MM Edition
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Metal

Mickey (Blue Glitter) & Minnie (Pink Glitter), Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Created as a matching pair of images by Damien Hirst in 2016, Mickey and Minnie are two very fun
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Glitter, Screen

Black Utopia, 2012, Monoprint, Damien Hirst, Contemporary art, Limited ed print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Inkjet print in colours, glaze and foilblock Edition of 55 69.2 x 55.5 cm Signed and numbered on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Foil

DAMIEN HIRST - EMPRESSES: SUIKO Limited Modern Butterflies glitter red
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Damien Hirst - THE EMPRESSES - SUIKO Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Laminated giclée print on
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Glitter, Panel, Giclée, Screen

DAMIEN HIRST - EMPRESSES: WU ZETIAN - Limited. Butterflies Glitter Red
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
on aluminium composite panel screen printed with glitter. The work is hand signed and numbered by
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Glitter, Panel, Giclée, Screen

DAMIEN HIRST - EMPRESSES: SUIKO Limited Modern Butterflies glitter red
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Damien Hirst - THE EMPRESSES - SUIKO Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Laminated giclée print on
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Glitter, Panel, Giclée, Screen

Damien Hirst 'All You Need Is Love, Love, Love' Diamond Dust Screen Print, 2010
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
artist, Damien Hirst, was created in 2010. It is signed and numbered by the Artist and stamped by the
Category

2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Animal Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

H13-1 Deadman's Cove (from Where the Land Meets the Sea) Damien Hirst Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel Edition of 346 Signed and numbered on the back
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

H13-3 Kynance Cove (from Where the Land Meets the Sea) Damien Hirst Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel Edition of 411 Signed and numbered on the back
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Empresses (5 prints) Limited Edition by Damien Hirst (H10-1, -2, -3, -4, -5)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hong Kong, HK
cm Signed and numbered on the label Purchased directly by the publisher (Heni Editions), in mint
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Empresses: Suiko, Limited Edition by Damien Hirst (H10-4)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hong Kong, HK
glitter. Limited Edition: Edition Number 157/3310 Artwork dimensions: 100 x 100 cm Signed and numbered on
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Empresses: Theodora, Limited Edition by Damien Hirst (H10-3)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hong Kong, HK
glitter. Limited Edition: Edition Number 157/3315 Artwork dimensions: 100 x 100 cm Signed and numbered on
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

DAMIEN HIRST - EMPRESSES: NŪR JAHĀN - Limited edition. Butterflies Glitter Red
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAMIEN HIRST - THE EMPRESSES - NŪR JAHĀN Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Laminated giclée print on
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Glitter, Panel, Giclée, Screen

Damien Hirst 'Colour Chart' Aluminum Panel Silkscreen with Glitter, 2017
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
'Colour Chart' Aluminum Panel Silkscreen with Glitter, 2017 is signed and numbered by the Artist on
Category

2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

Materials

Glitter, Panel, Screen

Damien Hirst 'Pyronin Y' Limited Edition Spots Etching, 2005
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst 'Pyronin Y' Limited Edition Spots Etching on Hahnemühle paper, with full margins
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Empresses: Nūr Jahān, Limited Edition by Damien Hirst (H10-2)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hong Kong, HK
glitter. Limited Edition: Edition Number 157/3041 Artwork dimensions: 100 x 100 cm Signed and numbered on
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Empresses: Taytu Betul, Limited Edition by Damien Hirst (H10-5)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hong Kong, HK
with glitter. Limited Edition: Edition Number 157/2814 Artwork dimensions: 100 x 100 cm Signed and
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Nūr Jahān by Damien Hirst, The Empresses, Red Butterflies kaleidoscope effect
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
. The energy and inventiveness are also to be found in Damien Hirst's prints, which continue to stir
Category

2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

Materials

Glitter, Giclée

Honour from the Virtues (H9-6) - mint condition Damien Hirst Cherry Blossom
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst (b. 1965) Honour from The Virtues (H9-6), laminated giclee print in colours, 2021, on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

DAMIEN HIRST - STUDLAND BAY. Where the land meets the sea. Abstraction, British
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Damien Hirst - STUDLAND BAY Date of creation: 2023 Medium: Laminated Giclée print on aluminium
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Panel, Giclée

DAMIEN HIRST - KYNANCE COVE. Where the land meets the sea. Abstraction, British
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Damien Hirst - KYNANCE COVE Date of creation: 2023 Medium: Laminated Giclée print on aluminium
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Panel, Giclée

DAMIEN HIRST - STUDLAND BAY. Where the land meets the sea. Abstraction, British
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Damien Hirst - STUDLAND BAY Date of creation: 2023 Medium: Laminated Giclée print on aluminium
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Panel, Giclée

Damien Hirst -- Work from the Limited Edition Book "The Souls", 2011
By Damien Hirst
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Damien Hirst Work from the Limited Edition Book "The Souls", 2011 Three color foil block print
Category

2010s Animal Prints

Materials

Foil

"Carbonyl Iron" color woodcut on paper by artist Damien Hirst. Edition 23 of 55.
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Carbonyl Iron" color woodcut on paper by artist Damien Hirst. Signed lower right, numbered verso
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Damien Hirst, Magnificent 7, Produced 2000. Gagosian Gallery Ed, Signed/Numbered
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Street. Edition of 1500. Signed by the artist and numbered 1476. Pingpong balls with printed text
Category

Early 2000s British Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

H11 The Currency - Unique Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
cm Limited edition of 1000 Hand-signed and numbered on the front. Mint condition, comes unframed and
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Giclée

H11 The Currency - Unique Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
cm Limited edition of 1000 Hand-signed and numbered on the front. Mint condition, comes unframed and
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Forever (small) - Contemporary art, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Forever (small) - Damien Hirst, Contemporary Art, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée Print, Brush
Category

2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Fruitful (small) - Contemporary art, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Fruitful (small) - Damien Hirst, Contemporary Art, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée Print
Category

2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Fruitful (small) - Contemporary art, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Fruitful (small) - Damien Hirst, Contemporary Art, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée Print
Category

2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Forever (small) - Contemporary art, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Forever (small) - Damien Hirst, Contemporary Art, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée Print, Brush
Category

2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Butterfly Rainbow (small) - Contemporary art, 21st Century, YBAs, Color, Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Butterfly Rainbow (small) - Damien Hirst, Contemporary Art, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée
Category

2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Butterfly Heart (Small) H7-4 print on aluminum panel new in publishers packaging
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
in original publisher's packaging Signed by Damien Hirst & numbered 1483/3510 on the reverse 13 4/5
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Metal

Politeness (The Virtues) - Limited Edition, Art, 21st Century, YBA, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
) Politeness is one of the eight works from the iconic Virtues prints, created by British artist Damien Hirst
Category

2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Blizzard (H13-10), from Where the Land Meets the Sea - Lt Ed hand signed - NEW
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
numbered 278/500 Published by HENI, Inc. in close collaboration with Damien Hirst Hand-signed on the label
Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Metal

From the Cradle to the Grave Book (limited edition hand signed monograph in box)
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
numbered) Hand signed and numbered 998/1500 by Damien Hirst on the title page 16 × 12 1/2 × 2 1/4 inches
Category

Early 2000s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Doldrums, H13-12, from Where the Land Meets the Sea (Hand signed mixed media)
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst Doldrums, H13-12, from Where the Land Meets the Sea, 2023 Laminated giclée print on
Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Metal

Pegwell Bay, H13-6, from Where the Land Meets the Sea (hand signed limited ed.)
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst Pegwell Bay, H13-6, from Where the Land Meets the Sea, 2023 Laminated Giclée print on
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Metal

Camino Real, Claridges, and Raffles
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Introducing the exquisite "Signature Spot Prints" by the renowned artist Damien Hirst, featuring
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Britain in Colour Signed and Numbered Print with hand punched holes
Located in Draper, UT
Mint, Signed, and Numbered by the Artist Medium: Archival Inkjet with Hand Punched Circles on
Category

2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

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Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

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