2020
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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$1,515
H 13.78 in W 14.34 in
Butterfly Rainbow Heart (H7-4) (small) - Contemporary Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst Butterfly Heart (H7-4) (small), 2020 Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel 35.0 x 36.4 cm Edition 3494 of 3510 published by Heni. comes with original Hen...
Giclée
$2,780
H 27.56 in W 28.63 in
H7-3 Butterfly Heart Giclée Print on Aluminium Panel, Large Size
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel Edition 843 of 1698 Digitally signed by the artist and numbered on reverse Mint, as issued Heni Editions
Panel, Giclée
$4,700
H 28.6 in W 27.6 in
Butterfly Heart Large Print, Metal and Archival Pigment, Pop Art, 2020
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Released in May 2020, Damien Hirst’s ‘Butterfly Heart’ was created as a poignant tribute to the National Health Service (NHS) in Britain during the COVID-19 pandemic. This edition fe...
Metal
H7-1 Butterfly Rainbow Giclée Print on Aluminium Panel
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel Edition 783 of 1497 Digitally signed by the artist and numbered on the reverse Mint, as issued Sold in the original Heni packaging...
Panel, Giclée
Butterfly Heart
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Created by Damien Hirst in 2020 to support Britain’s national effort to assist those with covid-19, Butterfly Heart is a laminated giclee print in brilliant colors affixed to an aluminum panel. On a label on the back of this self-hanging artwork...
Giclée
$5,300
H 19 in W 32.4 in
Butterfly Rainbow Print, Pop Art Style, Archival Ink, 2010s
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The specific information regarding edition will be provided at the time of sale. Please contact the seller for more details. Damien Hirst’s 'Butterfly Rainbow' (Large) is a striking...
Archival Ink
H7-2 Butterfly Rainbow Giclée Print on Aluminium Panel
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel Edition 3261 of 4150 Digitally signed by the artist and numbered on reverse Mint, as issued Sold in the original Heni packaging Pu...
Laminate, Panel, Giclée
$15,000
H 38.75 in W 27 in
"Heart Spin Painting" inscribed acrylic on paper painting by artist Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Heart Spin Painting" acrylic on paper painting by artist Damien Hirst. Created with public collaboration at the Damien Hirst Spin Workshop to celebrate the opening of "Requiem" at t...
Paper, Acrylic
$47,612
H 59.45 in W 59.45 in
All You Need Is Love Love Love Damien Hirst Heart butterfly print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint Edition 47 of 50 151 x 151 cm (59.5 x 59.5 in) 162.5 x 162.5 x 7 cm, 64 x 64 x 3 in Signed, numbered on the front Artwork in very good condition. The colours are fresh, a...
Screen
$15,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.66 in W 21.66 in
Heart Spin: Framed Acrylic Painting, Abstract Geometric, 2000s
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
First explored in the early 1990s, the spin technique has become one of Hirst’s most sought-after and instantly recognizable styles, reflecting his interest in process, color, and th...
Acrylic
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...
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...
Lithograph
Dream, Red Heart on Gold, by Alessio-B, Contemporary Street Art Print
By Alessio-B
Located in Draper, UT
Dream, Red Heart on Gold, by Alessio-B, Contemporary Street Art Print. Dimensions 70 x 50 cm with release in 2016. Unique Artist Proof. Beautiful piece perfect for families, in a nur...
Screen
Heart, by Alessio-B, Contemporary Street Art Print
By Alessio-B
Located in Draper, UT
Heart by Alessio-B, Contemporary Street Art Print. Dimensions 70 x 50 cm with release in 2016 from an edition of 25. Beautiful piece perfect for families, in a nursery where children...
Screen
With All My Love, Mr. Brainwash
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Draper, UT
Ten color screenprint on hand torn archival paper. Dimensions of 20.5×22.5 in. Released in 2016 from a sold out edition of 125. Mr. Brainwash is an icon and a great investment. Pri...
Archival Paper
Paul Insect "Cosomodela" Diamond Dust Contemporary Art
By Paul Insect
Located in Draper, UT
Paul Insect’s bright, multi-textured collages feature cropped portraits, patterned color fields, benday dots, and decorative elements such as diamond dust ...
Varnish, Satin Paper, Screen
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.
