Damien Hirst Art
British, b. 1965
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).
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Artist: Damien Hirst
"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. Edition 23 of 55. Image size: 24 x 24 inches.
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
SIX PILLS (LARGE)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Aventura, FL
Inkjet printed in colors on wove paper. Hand signed & numbered by Damien Hirst. Published by Other Criteria, London. Image size 19.75 by 26.625 inches. Sheet size 26.875 by 32...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Inkjet
Home Sweet Home, ceramic plate of "cigarettes", limited edition for Gagosian
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst
Home Sweet Home, 1996
Color screenprint on porcelain plate
8 11/25 in diameter
Edition 1358/1500
Signed in plate, bears Damien Hirst's signature fired in the underside
P...
Category
1990s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Ceramic, Screen
Butterfly Heart (Small) H7-4 print on aluminum panel new in publishers packaging
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst
Butterfly Heart (Small) H7-4, 2020
Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel in original publisher's packaging
Signed by Damien Hirst & numbered 1483/3510 on t...
Category
2010s Abstract Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Metal
N-Methyl L-Aspartic Acid
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien
Title: N-Methyl L-Aspartic Acid
Series: Spots
Date: 2011
Medium: Screenprint in colors, on Somerset paper, with full margins.
Unframed Dimensions: 23.5" x...
Category
2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Screen
Mill Bay, Salcombe, H13-7, from Where the Land Meets the Sea (mixed media work)
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered 185/289 in graphite pencil on the label in the back
Acquired directly from the publisher - Heni Editions Inc., UK
Mint condition: brand new in original packaging ...
Category
2010s Abstract Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Metal
Blizzard (H13-10), from Where the Land Meets the Sea - Lt Ed hand signed - NEW
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst
Blizzard (H13-10), from Where the Land Meets the Sea, 2023
Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel
13 9/10 × 20 9/10 × 3/10 in 35.4 × 53.2 × 0.7 cm
Hand-sig...
Category
2010s Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
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 aluminium composite panel
35 2/5 × 35 2/5 in 89.9 × 89.9 cm
Hand-signed on the lab...
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Metal
"Circle Spin Painting" 2009 Original Stamp Authenticated Painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Artist: Damien Hirst
Title: Circle Spin Painting
Year: 2009
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Paper
Edition: Unique original artwork
Signature: Stamp signed en verso
Unframed Size...
Category
Early 2000s Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Acrylic
Colliding, H13-9, from Where the Land Meets the Sea
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst
Colliding, H13-9, from Where the Land Meets the Sea, 2023
Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite panel
35 11/25 × 53 1/5 in 90 × 135.1 cm
Edition 229/274
Hand-...
Category
2010s Photorealist Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Metal
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 aluminium composite panel
47 3/10 × 35 2/5 × 1/2 in 120.1 × 89.9 × 1.3 cm
Hand-signe...
Category
2010s Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Metal
Damien Hirst Signed Lithograph "The Currency" Contemporary Modern Street Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Draper, UT
These hand signed lithograph prints were only made available to "HOLDERS" of the Currency prints. Less than 1000 were hand signed by Damien Hirst a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Lithograph
'Untitled' Unique Spots Monoprint, 2022
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
This large-scale iconic contemporary pop art 'Unique Spots' is a multi-color monoprint by Damien Hirst is the only one of its kind printed. The quintessential bright color palette of...
Category
2010s Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Monoprint
Beautiful, Strongest Possible, Yet Unknown Bursting River Painting (Large)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Damien Hirst
Title: Beautiful, Strongest Possible, Yet Unknown Bursting River Painting
Year: 2023
Medium: Giclee on poly-cotton artist canvas mounted on a birch plywood stret...
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Canvas, Giclée
Beautiful, Unshattered Even Vapor Painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Damien Hirst
Title: Beautiful, Unshattered Even Vapor Painting
Year: 2023
Medium: Giclee on poly-cotton artist canvas mounted on a birch plywood stretcher
Dimensions: 15 3/4 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Canvas, Giclée
Beautiful Vitalizing Even-Tempered Vapor Painting (Large)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Damien Hirst
Title: Beautiful Vitalizing Even-Tempered Vapor Painting
Year: 2023
Medium: Giclee on poly-cotton artist canvas mounted on a birch plywood stretcher
Dimensions: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Canvas, Giclée
Beautiful, Carefully Acquired, Richly Deserved Vapor Painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Damien Hirst
Title: Beautiful, Carefully Acquired, Richly Deserved Vapor Painting
Year: 2023
Medium: Giclee on poly-cotton artist canvas mounted on a birch plywood stretcher
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Canvas, Giclée
Mickey (Blue Glitter)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Miami, FL
Screenprint in colors with glitter on heavy wove paper. Hand signed in pencil verso, numbered from the edition of 150 verso with artists copyright inkstamp. Published by Other Crite...
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Screen
Beautiful, Everlasting, Inexhaustibly Interesting, Revelatory Gyration painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst
H12-4: Beautiful, Everlasting, Inexhaustibly Interesting, Self-Revelatory Gyration Painting, 2023
Mixed Media Giclée print on poly-cotton artist canvas mounted on a birc...
Category
2010s Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Plywood, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Giclée
More To Come
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien
Title: More To Come
Series: The Currency
Date: 2016
Medium: One shot enamel paint on handmade paper
Unframed Dimensions: 8.4" x 11.8"
Signature: Singed, ...
Category
2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Enamel
Diamond Skull (For the Love of God)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien
Title: Diamond Skull (For the Love of God)
Date: 2007
Medium: Screenprint with Glazes
Unframed Dimensions: 39.25" x 29.5"
Framed Dimensions: 40.5" x 30.5"
...
Category
Early 2000s Young British Artists (YBA) Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Screen, Glaze
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 verso. Published by HENI in 2017. Edition of 250 + 8AP, number #152 of edition.
T...
Category
2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Glitter, Panel, Screen
Damien Hirst 'H13-1 Deadman’s Cove -2023' Signed & numbered
By Damien Hirst
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artsist: Damien Hirst
Title: 'H13-1 Deadman's Cove"
Year: 2023
Medium: Laminated Giclee print on aluminium composite panel
Size: 47.2 x 35.4 Inches
Edition: 131/346
Numbered and hand...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Giclée
'Cineole' Multicolor Spot Etching, 2004
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The 'Cineole' Multicolor Spot Etching, 2004 is an edition of 145 + 35 AP, signed by the Artist on front in pencil, numbered on verso, AP. Published by the Paragon Press, London.
The...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Etching
Damien Hirst 'H13-7 Mill Bay, Salcombe -2023' Signed & numbered
By Damien Hirst
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artsist: Damien Hirst
Title: 'H13-7 Mill Bay, Salcombe'
Year: 2023
Medium: Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel
Size: 35.4 x 35.4 inches
Edition: 148/289
Numbered and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Giclée
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. Edition of 65 + 20 AP, numbered on verso, AP. Signed by the Artist on front. Published ...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
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 by the Artist on front in pencil. Part of Damien Hirst's 2018 Woodcut series. The s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Woodcut
Damien Hirst 'Untitled' Abstract Spin Painting Print, 2023
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Tracing its roots back to 1992, ‘Spin Paintings’ was Hirst’s reaction to Abstract Expressionism and his desire to devise a machine to make art, based on his idea that one could mecha...
Category
2010s Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Canvas, Giclée
Damien Hirst 'All You Need Is Love, Love, Love' Diamond Dust Screen Print, 2010
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The ‘All You Need Is Love, Love, Love’ butterfly heart with diamond dust by contemporary master artist, Damien Hirst, was created in 2010. It is signed and numbered by the Artist and...
Category
2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Screen
Mickey (Blue Glitter) & Minnie (Pink Glitter) two artworks
By Damien Hirst
Located in Miami, FL
From an edition of 150 (matching numbered pair). Each hand signed by Damien Hirst and stamped with the artist's seal on the backing board. Silkscreen print with glitter.
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Screen
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 formed with series unique colors. This exquisite piece is created in a limited edit...
Category
2010s Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Woodcut
Damien Hirst 'Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution' Spots Etching, 2005
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst 'Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution' Spots Etching, 2005. Signed by the Artist on front. Edition of 65. Published by the Paragon Press, 2005.
The iconic 'Spot Series' i...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Sudafed PE Sinus
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien
Title: Sudafed PE Sinus
Series: Schizophrenogenesis
Date: 2014
Medium: Polyurethane resin with ink pigment
Unframed Dimensions: 11.81" x 5.11"
Signature:...
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Resin
Butterfly and Heart
By Damien Hirst
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Butterfly and Heart
Drawing in black felt pen over color screenprint 'spot' composition
Signed in full (bottom edge) and dedicated (top edge)
Dedicated by the artist
Annotated in fe...
Category
2010s Abstract Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Ink
Beautiful Elephant in a Tutu Painting, 2007
By Damien Hirst
Located in Greenwich, CT
This painting is signed, titled, and dated "Beautiful Elephant in a Tutu Painting" Damien Hirst 2007' (on the reverse) and signed again on the stretcher ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Canvas, House Paint
Psalm 107: Confitemini Domino, 2008
By Damien Hirst
Located in Greenwich, CT
Psalm 107: Confitemini Domino is signed, titled and dated ‘Psalm 107 Damien Hirst 2008’ verso, framed in a contemporary, plexi-box frame.
Hirst’s 'Butterfly Kaleidoscope' paintings,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Damien Hirst Art
Materials
House Paint, Mixed Media
Shark
By Damien Hirst
Located in Miami, FL
Damien Hirst
"Shark"
Sketch of the famous shark of Damien Hirst and signed by the artist,
Ink on paper.
20,5 x 29 in
Frame included
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Ink
Big Love
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien
Title: Big Love
Date: 2010
Medium: Silkscreen
Unframed Dimensions: 60" x 60"
Framed Dimensions: 64.25" x 63"
Signature: Signed
Edition: 7/50
Publisher: ...
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Screen
Cornucopia (limited edition hardback monograph hand signed by Damien Hirst)
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst
Cornucopia, 2010
Limited edition hardback monograph (hand signed by Damien Hirst)
Hand signed in ink by Damien Hirst on the first front end page
12 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 3/4 inches
This limited edition illustrated hardback monograph, with no dust jacket, exactly as issued, was published on the occasion of the artist's show at Musee Oceanographique de Monaco in April 2010, 'Cornucopia' celebrates Hirst's paintings and sculptures from 1994-2009." This book was gifted by Damien Hirst to a member of an American Rock & Roll band that Hirst befriended.
Stated Limited Edition of 2000 (unnumbered)
About the book:
Publisher: Musée Océanographique de Monaco, 2010
Text: English / French. 160 pgs with color illustrations
Limited Edition: 2000 (the regular edition is not signed; this was exceptionally hand signed by Hirst)
About Damien Hirst:
People are afraid of change, so you create a kind of belief for them through repetition. It’s like breathing. I’ve always been drawn to series and pairs. A unique thing is quite a frightening object.
—Damien Hirst
Since emerging onto the international art scene in the late 1980s, Damien Hirst has created installations, sculptures, paintings, and drawings that examine the complex relationships between art and beauty, religion and science, and life and death. From serialized paintings of multicolored spots to animal specimens...
Category
2010s Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
Spin Painting. Abstract circular painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Circle):
A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid color amidst the timeless...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Dead Black Brilliant Utopia
By Damien Hirst
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Damien Hirst
Dead Black Brilliant Utopia, 2013
Inkjet, glaze, and diamond dust on Hahnemuhle photo rag ultra smooth 305gsm
34 x 27 1/2 inches
Numbered edition ...
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2010s Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Inkjet
From the Cradle to the Grave Book (limited edition hand signed monograph in box)
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst
From the Cradle to the Grave, 2005
Limited Edition hardback monograph (Hand signed and numbered)
Hand signed and numbered 998/1500 by Damien Hirst on the title page
16 ×...
Category
Early 2000s Young British Artists (YBA) Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
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 size: 75 + 5 AP
signed and numbered from an edition of 75 verso, published by HENI Editions; sheet: 92 x 126cm
Damien Hirst first came to public attention in London in 1988 when he conceived and curated "Freeze," an exhibition in a disused warehouse that showed his work and that of his friends and fellow students at Goldsmiths College. In the nearly quarter of a century since that pivotal show (which would come to define the Young British Artists), Hirst has become one of the most influential artists of his generation. His groundbreaking works include The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991), a shark in formaldehyde; Mother and Child Divided (1993) a four-part sculpture of a bisected cow and calf; and For the Love of God (2007), a human skull studded with 8,601 diamonds. In addition to his installations and sculptures, Hirst’s Spot paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Metal
Quinizarin
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien
Title: Quinizarin
Series: Spots
Date: 2011
Medium: Woodcut
Unframed Dimensions: 8" x 20"
Signature: Pencil signed, numbered on the reverse
Edition: 39/5...
Category
2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Woodcut
Picolinic Acid
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien
Title: Picolinic Acid
Series: Spots
Date: 2011
Medium: Woodcut
Unframed Dimensions: 8" x 20"
Signature: Pencil signed, numbered on the reverse
Edition: ...
Category
2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Woodcut
The Empresses Suiko H10-4
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Damien Hirst
Title: The Empresses Suiko H10-4
Medium: Laminated Giclee print on aluminum composite, screen printed with glitter
Signed: Hand Sign...
Category
2010s Abstract Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Giclée
The Empresses Wu Zetian H10-1
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Damien Hirst
Title: The Empresses Wu Zetian H10-1
Medium: Laminated Giclee print on aluminum composite, screen printed with glitter
Signed: Hand Signed and numbered on the label on the verso
Measurements: 39.37" x 39.37"
Edition Number: 998/2853
Condition:Excellent. Never taken out of the original shipping box...
Category
2010s Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Giclée
First edition hardback monograph (hand signed and inscribed by Hirst with heart)
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst
"I want to spend the rest of my life everywhere with everyone," 1997
Hardback monograph with hand signed ink inscription
Hand signed and inscribed to art critic Anthony ...
Category
1990s Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
The Empresses Nur Jahan
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hollywood, FL
Laminated Giclee print on aluminum composite, screen printed with glitter published by Heni Editions. This is signed by Damien Hirst and numbered on the label on the verso. This piece is in excellent condition and never taken out of the original shipping box...
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Giclée
Bromphenol Blue
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien
Title: Bromphenol Blue
Date: 2005
Medium: Etching and Aquatint in Colours on Hahnemühle Paper
Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 36.5"
Framed Dimensions: 35" x 42...
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Early 2000s Young British Artists (YBA) Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Etching
Damien Hirst Spin Painting (Damien Hirst Butterfly painting)
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Butterfly):
An enthralling Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid color amidst the time...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Damien Hirst Spin Painting (Damien Hirst Circle spin painting)
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Circle):
A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid color amidst the timeless...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Damien Hirst Hand Signed Poster Claridges Art Space
By Damien Hirst
Located in Draper, UT
Damien Hirst, a poster boy for the Young British Artists who rose to prominence in late 1980s London, is one of the most notorious artists of his generation. He has pushed the limits of fine art and good taste with sculptures that comprise dead animals...
Category
2010s Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Damien Hirst Spin Painting (Damien Hirst shark spin painting)
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst Spin Painting 2009:
A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid color amidst the timeless, mysterious form of a shark. This Damien Hirst Spin painting originates from Hirst’s ‘Spin Workshop’ - a public event hosted by the artist to celebrate the opening of his heralded 2009 exhibition: ‘Requiem’ at the PinchukArtCentre, Ukraine.
Acrylic on paper. 2009.
19.25 x 26.5 inches.
Excellent overall condition.
Unique; one of. Features a stamped (printed) signature on the reverse and inscription: © Damien Hirst.
A beautifully rendered Damien Hirst painting defined by strong colors, classic Hirst motifs & a unique overall presence.
Artist Bio:
Damien Hirst is a British Conceptual artist known for his controversial take on beauty and found-art objects. Along with Liam Gillick, Tracey Emin, and Sarah Lucas, Hirst was part of the Young British Artists movement that rose to prominence in the early 1990s. “I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds,” he reflected. “Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great.” Born on June 7, 1965 in Bristol, United Kingdom, Hirst was raised in Leeds. As a student at Goldsmiths College in London, his work caught the eye of the collector and gallerist Charles Saatchi, who became an early patron. Hirst’s The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991)—a large vitrine containing an Australian tiger shark suspended in formaldehyde—was financed by Saatchi and helped to launch the artist’s career. Hirst went on to win the coveted Turner Prize in 1995. In 2012, he showed what went on to be one of his most controversial work in decades, the installation In and Out of Love, which consisted of two white windowless rooms in which over 9,000 butterflies flitted around and died. In 2015 Hirst opened the Newport Street Gallery in London, which grew from his long-term ambition to share his art collection with the public. The artist lives and works in London, United Kingdom. His works are held in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., and the Rubell Family Collection in Miami.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Damien Hirst Art
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Paper, Acrylic
Forgotten Thoughts
By Damien Hirst
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Forgotten Thoughts" is a butterfly painting by Damien Hirst. The painting is signed, dated and titled verso, "Forgotten Thoughts, 2008, Damien Hirst (Encircled Hirst cross symbol)". The framed piece measures 69 1/2 x 69 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
A leading figure in the Young British Artists movement in the late 1980s and 1990s, Damien Hirst (born 1965 in Bristol, England) became controversial for his dead animal displays and spin paintings. Raised Catholic in Leeds, he had a well-pronounced dark side as a child, when he showed an interest in the gruesome aspects of life.
In 1988, while studying art at Goldsmith’s College at the University of London, he assembled a ground-breaking exhibition featuring works by Fiona Rae, Sarah Lucas, and others, as well as his own. They became known as the YBAs, distinguished by their use of unusual materials and for their challenging art concepts.
Advertising mogul and art collector Charles Saatchi started investing in Hirst’s work. Following his first solo show at London’s Woodstock Street Gallery in 1991, Hirst participated in the Young British Artists show at the Saatchi Gallery, famously exhibiting The Physical Impossibility of
Death in the Mind of Someone Living, a 14-foot-long glass tank...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
House Paint
Damien Hirst Spin Painting (Damien Hirst Skull spin painting)
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Skull):
A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid color amidst the timeless,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The Empresses (complete set of 5 works)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Calabasas, CA
Laminated Giclée prints on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter
39.37 x 39.37 in. (100 x 100 cm.) each
Signed and numbered on a label affixed to the reverse (each)
I. W...
Category
2010s Contemporary Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Giclée
Oh my God and for those really stubborn stains
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien
Title: Oh my God and for those really stubborn stains
Series: In a Spin Volume 1
Date: 2002
Medium: Etching on 350gsm Hahnmuhle paper
Unframed Dimensions...
Category
Early 2000s Young British Artists (YBA) Damien Hirst Art
Materials
Etching
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- Who is Damien Hirst?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Damien Hirst is a contemporary artist. He is well-known for producing spot paintings that consist of uniform dots of color. However, he primarily works as a sculptor, creating works of art out of found objects. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Damien Hirst art.
- What is Damien Hirst famous for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Damien Hirst is famous for creating sculptures out of found objects. One of his most well-known works is For the Love of God, a human skull encrusted with genuine diamonds. You may also recognize the colorful spot paintings that he began creating in the late 1980s. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Damien Hirst art.
- When was Damien Hirst born?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Damien Hirst was born on June 7, 1965, in Bristol, United Kingdom. He gained fame as a part of the Young British Artists who exhibited their work in London in the late 1980s and early 1990s. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Damien Hirst art.
- Where is Damien Hirst’s Shark?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022The original shark by Damien Hirst no longer exists. It deteriorated during the 1990s and was remade in 2006. The name of the piece is The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living. Charles Saatchi owns the new work. As of December 2021, the shark is not on public display. Shop a collection of Damien Hirst art on 1stDibs.
- Where was Damien Hirst born?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Damien Hirst was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, on June 7, 1965. During the late 1980s and 1990s, he became famous as one of the Young British Artists who showed their works in warehouses and galleries throughout London. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Damien Hirst art.
- What inspired Damien Hirst?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Damien Hirst credits many sources of inspiration for influencing his work. Pathology textbooks, the British children's television show Blue Peter and his parochial school education inspired various projects. The sculptures and paintings of artist Margaret Mellis and the collages produced by her husband Francis Davison encouraged him to incorporate found objects into his art. Find a selection of Damien Hirst art on 1stDibs.
- Why is Damien Hirst successful?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Damien Hirst is successful because his works are imaginative and captivate a wide range of people, not just art aficionados. 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. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Damien Hirst art from some of the world's top galleries.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Damien Hirst lives in the United Kingdom. Specifically, he splits his time between residences in the cities of London, Gloucestershire and Devon. He was born in Bristol on June 7, 1965. Shop a large selection of Damien Hirst art on 1stDibs.
- Is Damien Hirst Banksy?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024No one knows if Damien Hirst is Banksy. By working in out-of-the-way locations, wearing disguises and enlisting the help of a team of support personnel to assist him, the street artist Banksy has managed to successfully conceal his identity. Some people do suspect that Damien Hirst may be the person behind the Banksy persona due to collaborations between the two. The Daily Mail newspaper identified Robin Gunningham as Banksy during the 2010s, but no one has ever confirmed that the Bristol, UK, native is the street artist. Other people believe that the street artist 3D may be Banksy. Find a diverse assortment of Banksy art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022For the Love of God by Damien Hirst is at the White Cube Gallery in London, United Kingdom. Hirst made the sculpture in 2007. It consists of a human skull covered in genuine diamonds. Shop a range of Damien Hirst art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Damien Hirst uses a variety of techniques to create his art. His early spot paintings were paint applied directly to the walls of warehouses using mathematical calculations as a guide. Pieces from his biopsy series consisted of inkjet and gloss and found materials applied to canvas. Damien Hirst repurposes everyday objects to produce many of his sculptures. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Damien Hirst art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024Damien Hirst is best known for his use of unconventional materials and "shock tactics" in his paintings, prints, sculptures and other works. 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. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Damien Hirst art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Where you can see Damien Hirst's art varies. His works are in the collections of major museums, including the Broad in Los Angeles, the Tate Britain in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Galleries, such as Gagosian in London, and museums, such as the Museo Jumex in Mexico City, have also hosted exhibitions of his works. Explore a range of Damien Hirst art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Damien Hirst doesn't use any specific materials to produce his art. Instead, he employs different media that suit the subject of his work. Often, Hirst combines found objects to create collages or converts them into sculptures. He made his spot series by painstakingly applying paint to walls and other materials. Find a collection of Damien Hirst art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023Damien Hirst’s art is so controversial largely because he intends for it to be. 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, and the results are met with mixed reactions. Shop a selection of Damien Hirst art from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
David Brooker Fine ArtMay 13, 2021Large oils are worth many millions of dollars. The value would depend on the size, composition and importance of the piece- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Damien Hirst is well-known for his spot paintings, of which he created thirteen series. His first series alone, known as the “Pharmaceutical” series, totaled more than 1,000 paintings. In 2013, Hirst revealed that there are 1,365 spot paintings in existence today. Find a selection of Damien Hirst paintings from top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An anonymous group of investors owns Damien Hirst's For the Love of God as of January 2022. The group purchased the diamond-encrusted skull in August 2007. It is currently on display at the White Cube Gallery in London, UK. Find a range of Damien Hirst art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Whether or not Damien Hirst prints are a good investment will depend upon a range of factors such as condition, rarity and more. The British artist initially came to the attention of the art world for his curating skills, bursting onto the scene with the now legendary exhibition “Freeze,” which he organized in a derelict southeast London dock warehouse in 1988. But what earned him notoriety were his in-your-face artworks, such as a dead cow’s head and flies and a menagerie of sliced up animals, as well as his rock-and-roll lifestyle of boozing, drug taking and exhibitionism. In 2008, Hirst bypassed his established dealers and sold more than 200 works at auction for $170 million.
Determining the value of any collectible depends upon a variety of aspects. Because Hirst, a former member of the Young British Artists movement, is so well-known for his provocative sculptures and other works of Conceptual art, this can have a positive effect on the long-term value of his prints.
New collectors are often directed toward prints as a starting point. Accessibility, however, does not mean prints appreciate at a different pace from other mediums. The market for paintings increases parallel to the prints market. It's good to keep in mind that price is not the only practical reason to embrace the medium. Prints are often a more feasible way of acquiring works by an artist you love but who tends to create objects you could never house.
Hirst has frequently landed on animals and insects when searching for subjects for his prints and other works that could capture the fragility and fleetingness of existence. His lush, blood-red series of giclée prints titled “The Empresses” contains five different editions, each named for a historical female ruler, and each printed with a complex pattern of butterflies on aluminum accented with glitter.
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