$23,316
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...
Enamel
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 print on paper Dimensions: 100 × 150 cm (39 2/5 × 59 1/10 in) Edition of 1000 unique p...
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 print on paper Dimensions: 100 × 150 cm (39 2/5 × 59 1/10 in) Edition of 1000 unique p...
Giclée
The Currency
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst The Currency 8321, 2021 Enamel paint on paper 20 x 30 cm 7.8 x 11.8 inches Damien Hirst, a poster boy for the Young British Artists who rose to prominence in late 1980s...
Enamel
The Currency 1462. Feed the king
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, The Currency 1462. Feed the king, 2016 (With original HENI Frame) Enamel paint, handmade paper, watermark, microdot, hologram, pencil 20 x 30 cm Hand-signed on the ...
Acrylic
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...
Acrylic
The Currency 7383. so let’s go
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, The Currency 7383. so let’s go, 2016 (With original HENI Frame) Signed in pencil, titled, dated, and with the impression number 7383 on the reverse Enamel paint, handm...
Acrylic
The Currency 1109. tears off my skin
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, The Currency The Currency 1109. tears off my skin, 2016 (With original HENI Frame) Enamel paint, handmade paper, watermark, microdot, hologram, pencil 20 x 30 cm Si...
Mixed Media
The Currency 7443. If I walked it in
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, The Currency 7443. If I walked it in (With original HENI Frame) Enamel paint, handmade paper, watermark, microdot, hologram, pencil 20 x 30 cm Hand-signed on the re...
Acrylic
Damien Hirst, All the children's songs (The Currency) – Unique Painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) All the children's songs (The Currency), 2016 Medium: Enamel paint on handmade paper Dimensions: 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in) Series: Unique painting ...
Enamel
Damien Hirst, Sitting Across from Somebody (The Currency) - Abstract Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) Sitting Across from Somebody (The Currency), 2016 Medium: Enamel paint on handmade paper Dimensions: 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in) Series: Unique varia...
Enamel
$1,950
Damien Hirst Signed Lithograph "The Currency" Contemporary Modern Street Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Draper, UT
HENI is delighted to present The Currency, the first NFT collection by Damien Hirst.
Lithograph
Damien Hirst, And you know it? (The Currency) - Abstract Art, Pop Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) And you know it?
Enamel
The Currency
By Damien Hirst
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Damien Hirst is arguably the most successful living British artist.
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
The Currency Unique Painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
The Currency, launched in July 2021, is a collection of 10,000 NFTs which correspond with 10,000 original artworks by Damien Hirst.
Enamel
The Currency Unique Painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
2016 Enamel paint on handmade paper 20 x 30 cm Hand signed, dated and titled by Damien Hirst Mint condition in the original packaging Unframed Damien Hirst (born 1965) rose to prom...
Enamel
The Currency Unique Painting in the Heni Prescribed Frame
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
2016 Enamel paint on handmade paper 20 x 30 cm Hand signed, dated and titled by Damien Hirst Mint condition, framed in the Heni prescribed frame Damien Hirst (born 1965) rose to pr...
Enamel
The Currency Unique Painting, Better Hold Your Nose
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
The Currency, launched in July 2021, is a collection of 10,000 NFTs which correspond with 10,000 original artworks by Damien Hirst.
Enamel
The Currency Unique Painting, I'll Need You To Be
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
The Currency, launched in July 2021, is a collection of 10,000 NFTs which correspond with 10,000 original artworks by Damien Hirst.
Enamel
The Currency Unique Print H11-46
By Damien Hirst
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Archival Quality Giclée Reproduction on Heavy Weight Enhanced Matte Professional Stock - Hand-signed and hand-numbered on the front. Unique from the edition of 1000 Signed
Giclée
9805. Fly by force. (From The Currency).
By Damien Hirst
Located in Vancouver, BC
From an edition of 10,000 mixed NFTs and works on paper. Signed, titled, numbered and dated on the reverse. Each of the unique 10,000 hand painted works were launched in July 2021 as...
Enamel
7982. Know where they are (from The Currency)
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, London, City of
“Enamel paint on paper, 2016, signed, titled, dated, and with the image number in pencil verso, from the edition of 10,000 unique variants, published by Heni Editions, London, with t...
Paint, Paper
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY. Original work The Currency Project. Dots. Colors
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Additional authenticity features include a watermark and a dry stamp with the logo of the artist. Damien Hirst's The Currency is his biggest and most ambitious project up to date.
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
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H 8.47 in W 11.82 in
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...
Enamel
'Seeing Her Again' (The Currency) - 1467
By Damien Hirst
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Unique original work from Damien Hirst's 'The Currency' project. A series of 10,000 unique works.
Enamel
The Currency Unique Painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
2016 Enamel paint on handmade paper 20 x 30 cm Hand signed, dated and titled by Damien Hirst Mint condition in the artist prescribed HENI frame Damien Hirst (born 1965) rose to prom...
Enamel
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H 7.88 in W 11.82 in
4548. Jealousy like a girl (The Currency) 2016-2021, Enamel paint
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Each artwork is uniquely titled and numbered (1-10,000). “The Currency is an artwork, and anyone who buys it will participate in this work, it’s not just about owning it… The whole ...
Paint, Handmade Paper
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H 7.88 in W 11.82 in
4548. Jealousy like a girl (The Currency) 2016-2021, Enamel paint
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Each artwork is uniquely titled and numbered (1-10,000). “The Currency is an artwork, and anyone who buys it will participate in this work, it’s not just about owning it… The whole ...
Paint, Handmade Paper
Damien Hirst, The Currency Poster (Blue) (Framed), 2022
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, The Currency Poster (Blue) (Framed), 2022 High quality digital print on 170gsm paper 59 x 89 cm (23.23 x 35.04 in) One of four poster designs from Damien Hirst's sol...
Giclée
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H 35.01 in W 23.39 in
Damien Hirst, The Currency set of 4 (Yellow, Pink, Purple & Blue), 2022
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, The Currency set of 4 Prints (Yellow, Pink, Purple & Blue), 2022 Offset lithograph on thick semi-gloss poster paper of Damien Hirst's 35 × 23 2/5 in 88.9 × 59.4 cm
Lithograph
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H 35.01 in W 23.39 in
Damien Hirst, The Currency set of 4 (Yellow, Pink, Purple & Blue), 2022
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst The Currency set of 4 (Yellow, Pink, Purple & Blue), 2022 Offset lithograph on thick semi-gloss poster paper of Damien Hirst's Currency project currently on display at ...
Lithograph
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H 35.01 in W 23.39 in
Damien Hirst, The Currency set of 4 (Yellow, Pink, Purple & Blue), 2022
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst The Currency set of 4 (Yellow, Pink, Purple & Blue), 2022 Offset lithograph on thick semi-gloss poster paper of Damien Hirst's Currency project currently on display at ...
Lithograph
Damien Hirst "The Currency" 6717 No Address
By Damien Hirst
Located in Draper, UT
Mixed Media: One shot enamel paint on handmade paper. The original piece of artwork is signed, numbered, stamped with the Hirst head logo on verso. The print features a watermark,...
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
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H 35.01 in W 23.39 in
The Currency set of 4 (Yellow, Pink, Purple & Blue), 2022
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst The Currency set of 4 (Yellow, Pink, Purple & Blue), 2022 Offset lithograph on thick semi-gloss poster paper of Damien Hirst's Currency project currently on display at ...
Lithograph
Damien Hirst Hand Signed Poster Claridges Art Space
By Damien Hirst
Located in Draper, UT
Original owner ADDITIONAL INFO: Given to owners of "The Currency Project" SIGNATURE: Signed in Ink by the artist Damien Hirst.
Archival Pigment
8530. It ain't looking good (from The Currency)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
One shot enamel paint on handmade paper Unique variant from a series of 5,149 Signed, numbered, titled and stamped on the back Mint. Sold in the original packaging Our mission is to...
Enamel
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H 7.88 in W 11.82 in
6168. Don't change a thing (from The Currency), Limited Edition Signed Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Related Categories: Prints and multiples, Sculptures, Contemporary, Modern art, pop art, Yayoi Kusama, Damien Hirst, Banksy, Takashi Murakami, David Shrigley, Invader, KAWS
Enamel
Currency- Someone’s just coming by
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zeist, UT
Damien Hirst- Someone’s just coming by Enamel paint, handmade paper, watermark, microdot, hologram, pencil Paper size: 20 × 30 cm (7 9/10 × 11 4/5 in) Unique original work from Damie...
Enamel
$675
H 10.5 in W 13.5 in D 1.5 in
Head Over Heals In Love Acrylic Painting, Surreal Style, 1980s, Framed
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3772 Acrylic surreal figural painting on artist board by Brunelli
Acrylic
$2,448Sale Price|25% Off
H 31.5 in W 27.96 in D 1.58 in
Blue Frame Contemporary Landscape Painting Green Organic Surreal Botanical Forms
By Natasha Lelenco
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Framed contemporary botanical landscape painting with surreal green organic forms, constructing a biophilic ecosystem as a conceptual portrait of a living world. This work belongs t...
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board
$5,400
H 39 in W 48 in D 4 in
Yellow Smudge - Vibrant Yellow Tone Abstract Figurative Sculptural Wall Artwork
By Jamie Burmeister
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptural artist known for his original artworks incorporating original small bronze figures, standing at just up to 4 inches tall. His unique fi...
Metal
$4,200
H 18 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
Glimpse of Something That Seemed All Potential - Nude Original Oil Painting
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Oil, Panel
$3,900
H 36 in W 60 in
TBG Origins: You Bring Me Joy - Large Meditative Abstract Painting on Canvas
By Jason DeMeo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...
Gold Leaf
$970
H 41.7 in W 28 in
Nocturnal Marina, Abstract Gestual Shapes, Organic Brushstrokes, School of Fish
By Enric Servera
Located in Barcelona, ES
Nocturnal Marina is a gestual abstract painting that evokes the fluid movement of a school of fish, translated into a dynamic network of looping blue circles. Both playful and rhy...
Paper, Acrylic
$4,110
H 48 in W 60 in
Floating - Large Color Drenched Impasto Mixed Media Textural Abstract Painting
By Shiri Phillips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Canvas, Acrylic
$795
H 14 in W 11 in
154 Squares V.3 - Modern Colorful Abstract Geometric Squares Acrylic Painting
By Brandon Neher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brandon Neher is a California artist whose original paintings embody a profound exploration of space, structure, and balance, infused with a touch of modern minimalism. Drawing inspi...
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$12,250
H 18.5 in W 15.5 in D 1 in
"Green Hutch" Four Bunnies on Pale Mint Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts 4 gestural figures of black bunnies on a bring orange background with thick use of paint....
Oil, Wood Panel
$15,500
H 48 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
"I Dream in Flowers", Vibrant Colorful Heavily Textured Mixed Media Abstract
By Sveta Hessler
Located in Carmel, CA
Sveta Hessler (Russian, born 1973) "I Dream in Flowers" 2025 Oil and mixed media on stretched canvas Signed on verso. “I Dream in Flowers” is a heavily textured contemporary abstrac...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Stretcher Bars, Oil
$18,000
H 114 in W 222 in
"Kaleidoscope" Contemporary Large Abstract Floral Textile Inspired Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary large scale abstract floral painting by Texas based artist Wood Anthony Francher. Inspired by Mexican floral embroidery patterns and textiles, the work is a burst of bol...
Canvas, Acrylic
H9-1 Justice - Damien Hirst Cherry Blossoms
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, Justice, Laminated Giclée Print on Aluminium Composite Panel 120.1 × 96 cm (47 3/10 × 37 4/5 in) Limited edition of 1005 Hand-signed and numbered by the artist The Vi...
Acrylic, Archival Pigment
$1,500
H 40 in W 36 in
It's Good Business! /// Contemporary Street Art Text War Political Painting
By Jack Graves III
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "It's Good Business!" Series: Statement *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2023 Mediu...
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
$60,000
H 52 in W 44 in D 2 in
Damien Hirst Minimalist Woodcut Print, 'Vertical Spots' IV, 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 formed with series unique colors. This exquisite piece is created in a limited edit...
Woodcut
$56,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 43.5 in W 55.5 in D 2 in
Horizontal 'Spots' I, Minimalist Woodcut Print, 2018
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The Horizontal 'Spots' by Damien Hirst is a multi-color woodcut in his signature palette formed with series unique colors. This exquisite piece is created in a limited edition of onl...
Paper, Woodcut
British artist Damien Hirst is widely considered the enfant terrible of contemporary art. He is the most prominent of the so-called Young British Artists, or YBAs, a group, largely composed of Hirst’s classmates at Goldsmiths, in London, that began exhibiting together in warehouses and factories after 1988 and is known for the use of unconventional materials and “shock tactics” in his paintings, prints, sculptures and other works.
In the 1990s, Hirst said, “I can’t wait to get into a position to make really bad art and get away with it.” And indeed, he is notorious for piquing critics and baffling the public with such pieces as his signature glass vitrines containing dead sheep or sharks in formaldehyde, and his diamond-encrusted skull, For the Love of God.
Working primarily in sculpture, Hirst takes after French modernist master Marcel Duchamp in his use of ready-made objects and materials, which he combines to ironic effect. He often creates in series, as with "The Cure (Violet)" and "The Cure (Turquoise)," both from 2014, which are among several pill paintings referencing Andy Warhol’s embrace of mass production.
Belonging to Hirst's ongoing series of “spot” paintings, begun in the 1980s, the 2005 piece Xylene Cyanol Dye Solution is striking for its machinelike, industrial uniformity and almost childlike simplicity, a seeming rebuke to the idea of the artist-as-genius.
In addition to making art, Hirst has launched stores that sell editioned works (Other Criteria), a restaurant (Pharmacy2) and even his own London museum (Newport Street Gallery).
Find original Damien Hirst paintings, prints and other works on 1stDibs.
Once built for curbs and handrails, these boards now hang beside blue-chip works in major museums and collectors’ homes.
Fierceness and fragility coalesce as the British artist revisits a cherished motif — the butterfly.