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.
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
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
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
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
$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
$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
$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
$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
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
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
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
$6,168
H 40.125 in W 40.125 in
Pink-Brown Cut Flowers by Oisin Byrne, 2023 - Large Contemporary Still Life
By Oisin Byrne
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Pink-Brown Cut Flowers by Oisin Byrne, 2023 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 102 x 102 cm 40 1/8 x 40 1/8 in signed, numbered and dated in red ...
Screen
BREATHLESS
By Joanna Zjawinska
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Serigraph on paper. Sheet size 40 x 31.5 inches. Image size 35.25 x 27.5 inches. Edition of 275. Artwork is in excellent condition. Cert...
Paper, Screen
Yaacov Agam Untitled Vertical Orchestration
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
Lantern Flowers, May 10, 2012 (Coral)
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
This silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on 2-ply museum board was created by the artist in 2012. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, from the edition of 50.
Screen
$2,800Sale Price|30% Off
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
$900
H 26 in W 20.25 in
Judy Chicago poster (Hand signed and inscribed) feminist art
By Judy Chicago
Located in New York, NY
Accidents, Injuries and other Calamities poster Judy Chicago (Hand signed and inscribed), 1988 Offset lithograph on thin board (signed and inscribed by Judy Chicago) 26 × 20 1/4 inch...
Pencil, Offset, Lithograph
$1,350
H 39 in W 27 in D 0.25 in
"Night Views" Silkscreen Print by The Skyscape Artist, 25/100
Located in Soquel, CA
"Night Views" Silkscreen Print by The Skyscape Artist, 25/100. By Tetsuro Sawada ( Japanese, 1933-1998) This raven black geometric abstraction focuses on hard-edged horizontal lines, color, and light, giving the impression of dusk through the "bokashi," or shading, technique, which is most difficult in the silkscreen medium, a good example of Sawada's theme of the infinite beyond, the silent emptiness of the universe. Signature in the bottom right corner reads, "T. Sawada '87," titled in the bottom center, "Night Views," and numbered, "25/100," in the bottom left corner. Presented in a new white mat. Paper size: 34"H x 22"W, Mat size: 39"H x 27"W Born in Hokkaido, Tetsuro Sawada (1933-1998, Japanese) graduated from Musashimo Art University where he majored in Western painting. In 1960, he began painting abstract oils...
Paper, 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
$950
H 24 in W 30 in
THERE IS A WOMAN IN EVERY COLOR 1994 Vintage Poster, Black Women, Rainbow Colors
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
Elizabeth Catlett - THERE IS A WOMAN IN EVERY COLOR Rare vintage fine art lithograph poster reproduced after Catlett's original 1975 woodcut print entitled THERE IS A WOMAN IN EVERY...
Offset
SERENADE
By Linda Le Kinff
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed and numbered by Linda Le Kinff. From the edition of 350. Sheet size 12 x 15.5 inches. Image size 9.5 x 13 inches. Artwork is in excellent c...
Paper, Screen
$1,350
H 34.25 in W 37.5 in
IN TANGIER Limited Edition Hand Printed Serigraph, Abstract Palm Tree, Morocco
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in Union City, NJ
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017), one of Britain’s greatest contemporary artists became best known for his vibrantly colored paintings that chronicle his personal experiences. IN TANGIER, ...
Screen
$8,500
H 40 in W 30 in
Julian Schnabel 'Inviernosexoprimaveral' (Sexual Spring-like Winter)
By Julian Schnabel
Located in New York, NY
Inviernosexoprimaveral 1995 17-color silkscreen with poured resin 40 x 30 inches (102 x 76 cm) Edition of 80 "Sexual Spring-like Winter" is a large painterly work, created with laye...
Screen
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