British artist Gary Hume paints distinctively flat, electrically hued canvases that collectors and viewers easily discern as his work. With strong elements of Pop art, intertwined with abstract and Surrealist elements, he depicts familiar objects and people, often in distorted poses or bearing exaggerated characteristics.
Hume practices focused experimentation. He fully immerses himself into a set of ideas and techniques, creating numerous variations on a theme. After he's satisfied that he's gone as far as with a topic, he moves on to new motifs and materials. In all his work, he invites viewers to contemplate themselves as they ponder a piece.
Born in Tenterden, England, Hume attended Homewood School, a secondary school that specializes in media and visual arts on top of a standard public education and, in 1988, graduated from Goldsmiths College in London.
In the 1990s, he joined the Young British Artists (YBA), a disparate group of creators including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, that mostly came out of Goldsmiths, with a mission to propagate the “Cool Britannia” cultural movement.
In his early career, Hume received acclaim for a series of door life-size paintings (and, later, rugs) depicting hospital doors. He soon pivoted to painting animals on aluminum sheets, and followed his fancy into a number of other disparate projects. In 2005, he reprised the door theme with the twist of anthropomorphizing these otherwise still-life subjects and setting them up in pairs to represent lovers.
Hume has shown in numerous exhibitions over the course of his career. Including shows in museums and galleries in Italy, Germany, Austria and Oxford. He was nominated for Britain's Turner Prize in 1996 and won the British Jerwood Prize in 1997. He's since gone on to present at many more exhibitions and win various awards, including his election to the level of Royal Academician in 2001.
Hume currently lives and works between London and New York State, where he continues to explore new projects and produce new and exciting art.
On 1stDibs, find a selection of Gary Hume paintings, sculptures and mixed-media art.
Falling Bear
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
Gary Hume Falling Bear 1995 Silkscreen 32 3/4 x 26 inches; 83 x 66 cm Edition of 25 Signed, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available upon request Available fro...
Screen
$3,000
Snowman
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
Gary Hume Snowman 2006 18-karat white gold on 20-inch chain with artist’s display stand 16 x 12 x 12 inches; 41 x 30 x 30 cm Edition of 25 Stamped with artist's initials, hallmark, m...
Metal, Gold
Pink Nicola, Nicola as an Orchid, Brown, Brown, Silver and Brown
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
Gary Hume Pink Nicola, Nicola as an Orchid, Brown, Brown, Silver and Brown 2005 Set of three screenprints on silver leaf "Pink Nicola": 49 1/4 x 38 1/8 inches; 125 x 97 cm "Nicola as...
Silver
Bird with Pink Beak
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
Gary Hume Bird with Pink Beak 2009 Five-color screenprint on Somerset Satin White paper 17 3/8 x 14 7/8 inches; 44 x 38 cm Edition of 45 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in graphi...
Screen
Grey Leaves
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
Gary Hume Grey Leaves 2004 Screen print in 4 colours with one glaze, printed on 400gsm Somerset Tub Sheet: 28 x 23 inches; 71 x 59 cm Frame: 30 3/8 x 25 1/...
Screen, Glaze
$5,000
Michael
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
Gary Hume Michael 2002 Screenprint 60 1/8 x 30 inches; 153 x 76 cm Edition of 80 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available upon request Gary Hume...
Screen
Gary Hume, A Cat on Lap, Monograph, 1st Edition 2009
By Gary Hume
Located in CA, CA
Gary Hume, A Cat on Lap, Monograph Published by Other Criteria, 2009, 1st Edition “The first major monograph of the Turner Prize-nominated British painter and sculptor Gary Hume. ...
Paper
$2,000
Pinks
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
Gary Hume Pinks 2002 Silkscreen 17 3/8 x 14 inches; 44 x 36 cm Edition of 45 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available upon request Available fr...
Screen
$6,000
Adult
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint Edition of 36 Signed and titled in graphite (lower recto) Frame available upon request Available from Matthew Marks Gallery, New York and Los Angeles
Screen
Hospital Door 1 Hand Tufted Hand Spun Wool Edition of 50
By Gary Hume
Located in Draper, UT
Introducing a stunning piece of art in the form of a rug by renowned artist Gary Hume. This numbered edition of 50 features a beautiful (Yellow) DOOR 1 design, hand tufted with high-...
Wool
Gary Hume, Misery - Signed Collage, British Contemporary Art, Abstraction
By Gary Hume
Located in Hamburg, DE
Gary Hume (English, born 1962) Misery, 2012 Medium: Collage made of silver paper and acrylic paint on hand made paper Dimensions: 49.8 x 32 cm Edition of 25: Hand-signed, numbered an...
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
One Plate, from The Sister Troop portfolio
By Gary Hume
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours with collage on brushed aluminium card, 2009, on Somerset Satin paper, signed in pencil and dated, from edition of 60 (including eight artist's proofs), publis...
Screen
One Plate, from The Sister Troop portfolio
By Gary Hume
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours with collage on brushed aluminium card, 2009, on Somerset Satin paper, signed in pencil and dated, from edition of 60 (including eight artist's proofs), publis...
Screen
$40,000Sale Price|44% Off
PINK RED SMOKE
By Gary Hume
Located in Aventura, FL
Original gloss paint on aluminum. Hand signed, dated and titled on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable off...
Metal
One Plate, from The Sister Troop portfolio
By Gary Hume
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours with collage on brushed aluminium card, 2009, on Somerset Satin paper, signed in pencil and dated, from edition of 60 (including eight artist's proofs), publis...
Screen
One Plate, from The Sister Troop portfolio
By Gary Hume
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours with collage on brushed aluminium card, 2009, on Somerset Satin paper, signed in pencil and dated, from edition of 60 (including eight artist's proofs), publis...
Screen
One Plate, from The Sister Troop portfolio
By Gary Hume
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours with collage on brushed aluminium card, 2009, on Somerset Satin paper, signed in pencil and dated, from edition of 60 (including eight artist's proofs), publis...
Screen
One Plate, from The Sister Troop portfolio
By Gary Hume
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours with collage on brushed aluminium card, 2009, on Somerset Satin paper, signed in pencil and dated, from edition of 60 (including eight artist's proofs), publis...
Screen
One Plate, from The Sister Troop portfolio
By Gary Hume
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours with collage on brushed aluminium card, 2009, on Somerset Satin paper, signed in pencil and dated, from edition of 60 (including eight artist's proofs), publis...
Screen
$4,960Sale Price|20% Off
Young Turk
By Gary Hume
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hume, Gary Title: Young Turk Series: A Series of Linocuts Date: 2012 Medium: Linocut Unframed Dimensions: 52.6875" x 36.375" Framed Dimensions: 60.50" x 44" Si...
Linocut
One Plate, from The Sister Troop portfolio
By Gary Hume
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours with collage on brushed aluminium card, 2009, on Somerset Satin paper, signed in pencil and dated, from edition of 60 (including eight artist's proofs), publis...
Screen
One Plate, from The Sister Troop portfolio
By Gary Hume
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours with collage on brushed aluminium card, 2009, on Somerset Satin paper, signed in pencil and dated, from edition of 60 (including eight artist's proofs), publis...
Screen
$2,300
H 26.8 in W 33.3 in
Conceptual art photo engraving and screenprint 2005 27x33in hrs min kcal fat
Located in Miami, FL
Raul Cordero (Cuba, 1971) '32 hrs 53 min kcal: 783 fat: 35%', 2005 photo engraving and screenprint on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 26.8 x 33.3 in. (68 x 84.5...
Screen, Engraving, Aquatint
$4,000
H 19.75 in W 19.75 in D 0.5 in
Victor Vasarely "Zebres 1" 1976 French Op Art Serigraph, Hand Signed & Numbered
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
VICTOR VASARELY – "ZEBRES 1" ⚜ Serigraph ⚜ Hand Signed and Numbered ⚜ Edition of 120 VASARELY’S ICONIC ZEBRAS Created in 1976 and published by the Foundation Vasarely in an edition ...
Screen
$795
H 29.625 in W 8.75 in
Yaacov Agam 1980s Abstract Vertical Orchestration Silkscreen Print, Signed
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Yaacov Agam Title: Untitled Portfolio: Vertical Orchestration Medium: Silkscreen Year: 1980s Edition: 23/54 Sheet Size: 29 5/8" x 8 3/4"...
Screen
Vivien in White Coat, 2021
By Alex Katz
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Alex Katz Vivien in White Coat, 2021 is a work of subtle admiration that the artist holds for her daughter-in-law, Vivien Bittencourt. The gentle hues...
Screen
$4,950
H 22.5 in W 30.25 in
“A Landscape For Bob, 2013” Signed Screenprint Color Field African American
By Richard Mayhew
Located in Yardley, PA
“A Landscape For Bob, 2013” by Richard Mayhew (American, 1924-2024). This luminous print is a classic example of Mayhew’s mature approach to landscape, built entirely through bands ...
Paper, Screen
$9,500
H 48.13 in W 36.32 in
Large Pop Art Screenprint Collage Photo Lithograph Goat Chow Robert Rauschenberg
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Surfside, FL
Robert Rauschenberg (1925 - 2008) Artwork title: Goat Chow (Chow Bags) Date: 1977 Medium: Color screenprint, stitching with collage and hand sewing on paper. Hand signed lower right ...
Thread, Screen
Gerhard Richter - Seestück (bewölkt), 1969
By Gerhard Richter
Located in London, GB
Gerhard Richter Seestück (bewölkt), 1969-2023 Hybrid print in five colours on 260g Rives handmade paper 70 x 70 cm unsigned edition of 500 Accompanied by the publisher's certificate...
Paper, Digital, Screen
$4,394
H 2.76 in W 2.17 in
Vé et Astrology Ceramic Pendant, Art Deco, Signed, 1950s, 7x5.5 cm
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 ) Vé and Astrology ceramic's pendant : Vé : signed underneath White 1ere variant ( Terre blanche en relief ). page 212 Size: 7 x5.5 cm catalogue rai...
Ceramic
$38,500
H 7.75 in W 4.25 in D 2.25 in
KAWS - Limited Edition Historic 1st Companion ever uniquely Hand Signed & Dated
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS VERY FIRST COMPANION - HISTORIC Uniquely Hand signed by the artist. (the regular edition was unsigned) KAWS Limited Edition 1st Companion (Hand Signed by KAWS), 1999 Painted Ca...
Resin, Mixed Media
$3,500
H 30.2 in W 22.5 in
Peter Blake - A Walk in the Tuileries, Paris w/ silver leaf and glazes, Signed/N
By Peter Blake
Located in New York, NY
Peter Blake A Walk in the Tuileries Gardens, 2004 26 colour Screenprint with Silver leaf and 3 Glazes Hand signed and numbered 28/200 by artist on lower front 30 1/5 × 22 1/2 inches ...
Silver
$2,115
H 13 in W 14.18 in D 2.56 in
Dali - De Draeger - Portfolio Luxury edition - 1968
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Dali -De Draeger, Portfolio by Max Gérard Luxury edition inside special packaged box bearing a cover with “soft melting pocket watch” and bronze medal of “L'Unicorne Dyonisiaque” minted and numbered by Monnaie de Paris...
Bronze
$425
H 11 in W 5 in
Jackson Pollock Bearbrick 400% figure (Jackson Pollock BE@RBRICK)
By Jackson Pollock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jackson Pollock 400% & 100% Bearbrick Vinyl Figure (set of 2): A rare highly collectible Bearbrick Jackson Pollock statue piece, splattered from head to toe in Pollock’s signature a...
Resin, Vinyl
Grey Leaves
By Gary Hume
Located in London, GB
2750Grey Leaves, 2004 Screenprint in four colours with one glaze, printed on 400gsm Somerset Tub paper Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right on recto...
Screen
Hospital Door 5 Hand Tufted Hand Spun Wool Edition of 50
By Gary Hume
Located in Draper, UT
This hand-tufted rug by renowned artist Gary Hume, titled "DOOR 5," is a stunning addition to any art collection. With a limited edition of only 50 pieces, each rug is signed and num...
Wool
Bird with Pink Beak
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
Gary Hume Bird with Pink Beak 2009 Five-color screenprint on Somerset Satin White paper 17 3/8 x 14 7/8 inches; 44 x 38 cm Edition of 45 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in graphi...
Screen
Paradise Four
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
2012, linocut, 50 3/8 x 36 3/4 inches, edition of 56, signed, titled and dated by the artist on the front, numbered on the reverse
Linocut
Magda
By Gary Hume
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hume, Gary Title: Magda Series: A Series of Linocuts Date: 2012 Medium: Linocut Unframed Dimensions: 52.75" x 36.625" Framed Dimensions: 60.50" x 44" Signature...
Linocut
Paradise Printing Five
By Gary Hume
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hume, Gary Title: Paradise Printing Five Series: A Series of Linocuts Date: 2012 Medium: Linocut Unframed Dimensions: 52.75" x 36.625" Framed Dimensions: 58" x ...
Linocut
Paradise Five
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
2012, linocut, 50 3/8 x 36 5/8 inches, edition of 56
Linocut
London Fields
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
2012, linocut, 52 3/4 x 38 1/4 inches, edition of 56
Linocut
Paradise Four
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
2012, linocut, 50 3/8 x 36 3/4 inches, edition of 56
Linocut