2024
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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H 47.25 in W 36.62 in
Knowledge Print by Damien Hirst, Abstract, Archival Ink, 2010+
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
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H 47.25 in W 36.62 in
Selflessness Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 120x93 CM, 2010+
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
$17,000
H 47.25 in W 36.62 in
'Tolerance' Abstract Print in Archival Ink, 2010+, Signed, 120x93 CM
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
$17,000
H 47.25 in W 36.62 in
Resolution Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 2010+, New, 120x93 cm
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
$17,000
H 47.25 in W 36.62 in
Reassurance Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 2010+, New, 120x93 cm
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
$17,000
H 47.25 in W 36.62 in
Realisation Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 2010+, New, 120x93 cm
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
$17,000
H 47.25 in W 36.62 in
Happiness Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 2010+, New, 120x93 cm
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
$15,000
H 56.3 in W 44.1 in
Civilisation Explained Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 2010+
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
Large Hidden Gardens Oil Painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Created using a bright, rich palette, Hidden Gardens further explores Hirst’s obsession with lush landscapes and playing with perspective. These densely-layered works bridge traditio...
Canvas, Oil
The Archangels: Uriel, Post-Impressionist Print, 2010+
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 is a British contemporary master artist and...
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Wisdom
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
By Damien Hirst 2024 Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel 120 x 93 cm Edition of 319
Metal
Resolution
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
By Damien Hirst 2024 Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel 120 x 93 cm Edition of 383
Metal
Selflessness
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
By Damien Hirst 2024 Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel 120 x 93 cm Edition of 578
Metal
Realisation
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
By Damien Hirst 2024 Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel 120 x 93 cm Edition of 395
Metal
Politeness
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, Politeness, 2021 Hand-signed by the artist on the reverse Laminated giclee print on aluminium composite panel 120 x 96 cm Edition of 1549 From the series 'The Vir...
Metal
Courage
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
By Damien Hirst 2021 Hand signed by the artist on reverse Laminated giclee print on aluminium composite panel 120 x 96 cm Edition of 760 From the series 'The Virtues'
Metal
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.
