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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H13-8 Woody Bay Giclée Print on Aluminium, Contemporary, Signed, 2023
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst H13-8 Woody Bay, 2023 Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel. Hand-signed on the label and numbered. This artwork can be hung any way up. 90 x 90 xm Edition...
Giclée
$10,078
H12-2 Beautiful, Very Gallant But Heart-Soothing, Brave And Selfless Comet Paint
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Giclée print on poly-cotton artist canvas mounted on birch plywood stretcher Unique variant from an edition of 606 70 cm (27.5 in) (diameter) Signed on the front Mint. Sold in th...
Canvas, Plywood, Giclée
$22,000
#603 Beautiful, Self-Congratulatory, Singularly Gallant Tourbillon Painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The 'Beautiful Paintings' mark Damien Hirst’s latest evolution of his iconic spin painting technique, a process in which he pours pigments onto spinning canvases, allowing chance int...
Color
Ryoanji Giclée Print on Aluminium Panel, Contemporary, Signed
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminium composite panel Edition of 75 Signed and numbered on label affixed to the back Mint. Sold in the original HENI packaging Published by HENI Ed...
Giclée, Panel
$4,480Sale Price|20% Off
Damien Hirst -- Work from the Limited Edition Book "The Souls"
By Damien Hirst
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Damien Hirst Work from the Limited Edition Book "The Souls", 2011 Three color foil block print Image: 23.5 x 14 cm Frame: 50 x 39.5 x 3.5 cm Ed. 31/100 Signed and numbered in white ...
Foil
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
The Currency 7383. so let’s go
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, The Currency 7383. so let’s go, 2016 (With original HENI Frame) Signed in pencil, titled, dated, and with the impression number 7383 on the reverse Enamel paint, handm...
Acrylic
Damien Hirst, The Currency Unique Print (H11) - Signed Print, Abstract Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) The Currency Unique Print (H11), 2022 Medium: Archival giclée print on paper Dimensions: 100 × 150 cm (39 2/5 × 59 1/10 in) Edition of 1000 unique p...
Giclée
$35,000
Sans Souci, The Veils Glicée Print on Aluminum, Signed, Edition of 75, 2018
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
'Sans Souci', 2018 Damien Hirst Glicée print on aluminum 49.6 x 36.5 in. / 126 x 92 cm. Edition of 75, Signed by the Artist Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and ...
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Skull Drawing)
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
2007 Pen and ink on wove paper 29.5 x 21 cm Signed in black ink 'D Hirst xxx' Unframed Excellent condition Damien Hirst (born 1965) rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1...
Paper, Ink
Untitled - skull By Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Untitled - skull By Damien Hirst Damien Hirst is a British contemporary artist known for his provocative and often controversial works that explore themes of life, death, and the ...
Paper
Damien Hirst - Abacus, hirst, skull, silver, sculpture, contemporary art
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst (b.1965) Abacus - The Dream is Dead 2007 silver 14.5 x 14 x 21 cm incised, titled and numbered ‘Abacus Damien Hirst The Dream is dead 2/12’ (on the verso) edition 2/12 Price: $85,000 USD Provenance: White Cube, London Private collection, New York Sale: Christie’s London, 29 June 2011, lot 114 Private collection, London (acquired at the above sale) Notes: ‘I remember I was thinking that there were four important things in life: religion, love, art and science. At their best, they’re all just tools to help you find a path through the darkness. None of them really work that well, but they help. Of them all, science seems to be the one right now. Like religion, it provides the glimmer of hope that maybe it will be all right in the end.’ (D. Hirst, quoted in conversation with S. O’Hagan in New Religion Damien Hirst, exh. cat., British Council, London, 2006, p. 5) Born in 1965 in Bristol, Hirst grew up in Leeds and subsequently went to Goldsmith's College in London. Between 1988 and 1990 he curated a series of exhibitions of work by his contemporaries including the highly acclaimed group shows Freeze, Modern Medicine and Gambler. In his own work Hirst has continually challenged the boundaries between art, science, the media and popular culture. A 12-foot tiger shark, a cow and her calf sawn in two, pharmaceutical bottles...
Silver
Eternal Sleep Glass Sculpture, Pop Art, 2010+, Signed, 8x6.5 in
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
‘Eternal Sleep’ presents a human skull, symbolizing the unyielding passage of time and the inevitability of mortality. This striking sculpture serves as a powerful statement, meticul...
Glass
$16,591
Raffles H5-5, Giclee Print on Aluminium Panel by Damien Hirst. Edition of 100.
By Damien Hirst
Located in Malmö, SE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) Raffles (H5-5), 2018 Medium: Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminum panel Dimensions: 90 × 90 cm (35 × 35 in) No. 97 in an edition of 100. Hand-sig...
Panel, Giclée
Damien Hirst, And you know it? (The Currency) - Abstract Art, Pop Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) And you know it? (The Currency), 2016 Medium: Enamel paint on handmade paper Dimensions: 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in) Series: Unique variant from The...
Enamel
Minnie (Large) By Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Minnie (Large) By Damien Hirst Damien Hirst is a British contemporary artist known for his provocative and often controversial works that explore themes of life, death, and the nat...
Paper, Screen, Glitter
$4,000
Beautiful, Utterly Brilliant, Exceedingly Disagreeable, Strange Star Cluster
By Damien Hirst
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Damien Hirst (b. 1965) is one of the most divisive, high-profile, and arguably misunderstood artists of the contemporary era. Building on the legacy of his celebrated Spin Paintings...
Giclée
$11,121
Spin
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
By Damien Hirst 2009 Stamped by artist Irregular size - enquire for details A vibrant example of Damien Hirst’s iconic spin paintings, this work embodies the artist’s exploration...
Paper, Acrylic
$11,121
Spin
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
By Damien Hirst 2009 Stamped by artist A vibrant example of Damien Hirst’s iconic spin paintings, this work embodies the artist’s exploration of colour, movement, and controlled r...
Paper, Acrylic
Damien Hirst, Pfizer VGR 100mg (Baby Blue), 2014
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst Pfizer VGR 100mg (Baby Blue), 2014 Polyurethane resin with ink pigment 10.2 x 7.3 x 3.1 cm ( 4 x 7/8 x 1 1/4 in) Edition 25 of 30 Hand-signed, dated and numbered in the...
Resin, Pigment, Polyurethane
Signed Damien Hirst Schizophrenogenesis 2017
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst Schizophrenogenesis 2017: Rare, signed limited edition version of Damien Hirst’s publication ‘Schizophrenogenesis’. This work is uniquely sealed by Hirst, like a pill, i...
Paper, Offset, Plastic
Hearth Spin Painting, 2009, Painting by Damien Hirst.
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Damien Hirst (1965) Hearth Spin Painting (2009) acrylic and metallic paint on paper 20⅛ h × 20⅜ w in (51 × 52 cm) Signed and stamped with Damien Hirst's studio's blindstamp; stamp...
Paper, Acrylic
Suiko Giclée Print with Glitter, Contemporary, Framed, Signed, 2022
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst’s ‘Suiko’ is laminated giclée print on aluminum composite panel with glitter, and is one in a series of five mesmerizing prints in ‘The Empresses’ series. ‘Suiko’ is tit...
Glitter, Giclée, Screen
Untitled - Scorpion By Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Untitled - Scorpion By Damien Hirst Damien Hirst is a British contemporary artist known for his provocative and often controversial works that explore themes of life, death, and th...
Paper
Damien Hirst "Earth"
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien Title: Earth Series: The Elements Date: 2020 Medium: Diasec-mounted Giclee print on aluminium composite panel Unframed Dimensions: 39.37" x 39.37" Signatu...
Glitter, Giclée
The Currency Unique Painting, I'll Need You To Be
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
The Currency, launched in July 2021, is a collection of 10,000 NFTs which correspond with 10,000 original artworks by Damien Hirst. Collectors were given the choice to either keep th...
Enamel
'The Hours Spin Skull' (Dark Blue/Dark Red/Purple/Orange/Dark Green)
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The skull is one of the recurring motifs in Damien Hirst’s artistic repertoire, symbolizing themes of mortality and the passage of time. In this exclusive edition, Hirst has partnere...
Plastic
Palais de Papes, Cathedral Print with Diamond Dust
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The glittering ‘Pink Butterfly Cathedral Print, Palais des Papes', kaleidoscope butterfly wing mandala with diamond dust by contemporary master artist, Damien Hirst, was created in 2...
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Eternal Beauty Black and Platinum Sculpture, Contemporary Lost Wax, 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 'Eternal Beauty' (Black and Platinum), 2017...
Resin
Sausages (The Last Supper), 1999
By Damien Hirst
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sausages is one of 13 screen prints included in Damien Hirst's 'The Last Supper' series from 1999. Signed 'Damien Hirst' lower right, framed in a contemporary, wood frame. “I think ...
Paper, Screen
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 (H12-1-524) Year: 2023 Medium: Giclee on poly-cotton artist canvas mounted on a birch p...
Canvas, Giclée
Splendour Glicée Print, Abstract Geometric, Signed, 2024, 33.5x55.1
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
'Psychadelic' by Damien Hirst is a signed glicée print, one of the 5 in the unique series 'Kaleidoscope' created in 2024. This print was created in a limited edition of only 180, on ...
Color, Archival Pigment, Screen
Intricacy Glicée Print on Aluminum, Abstract Geometric, Signed, 2024
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
'Intricacy' by Damien Hirst is a signed glicée print, one of the 5 in the unique series 'Kaleidoscope' created in 2024. This print was created in a limited edition of only 180, on al...
Archival Pigment, Screen, Color
The Hours Spin Skull Sculpture, Post-Modern, Mixed Media, 2000s
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The skull is one of the recurring motifs in Damien Hirst’s artistic repertoire, symbolizing themes of mortality and the passage of time. In this exclusive edition, Hirst has partnere...
Plastic
Damien Hirst, All the children's songs (The Currency) – Unique Painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) All the children's songs (The Currency), 2016 Medium: Enamel paint on handmade paper Dimensions: 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in) Series: Unique painting ...
Enamel
Damien Hirst, Sitting Across from Somebody (The Currency) - Abstract Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) Sitting Across from Somebody (The Currency), 2016 Medium: Enamel paint on handmade paper Dimensions: 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in) Series: Unique varia...
Enamel
Untitled - grim reaper By Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Untitled - grim reaper By Damien Hirst Damien Hirst is a British contemporary artist known for his provocative and often controversial works that explore themes of life, death, and...
Paper
$5,250
Beautiful, Equally Capacious, Too Keenly Studied, Vast And Brilliant Collapser
By Damien Hirst
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Damien Hirst (b. 1965) is one of the most divisive, high-profile, and arguably misunderstood artists of the contemporary era. Building on the legacy of his celebrated Spin Paintings...
Giclée
Untitled - self portrait smiley face By Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Untitled (Smiley self portrait) By Damien Hirst Damien Hirst is a British contemporary artist known for his provocative and often controversial works that explore themes of life, ...
Paper
The Currency
By Damien Hirst
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Damien Hirst is arguably the most successful living British artist. He established his reputation, as both an artist and curator, in the 1990s with a new generation of creators known...
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
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...
Giclée
'Mickey' Silkscreen Print with Glitter, 2016, Framed, Edition 30/150
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Mickey’ is of a matching set with ‘Mickey’ and ‘Minnie’ by Master Contemporary Artist, Damien Hirst. Created in 2016 as part of a limited edition series. Damien Hirst’s ‘Mickey’...
Screen
Duomo Screen Print, Abstract Geometric, Circa 2000-2009, Excellent
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...
Screen
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...
Giclée
$21,250
Dumpling
By Damien Hirst
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Damien Hirst is arguably the most successful living British artist. Since the late 1980s, he has created installations, sculptures, paintings, prints, and drawings that examine the c...
Screen
The Currency Unique Painting, Better Hold Your Nose
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
The Currency, launched in July 2021, is a collection of 10,000 NFTs which correspond with 10,000 original artworks by Damien Hirst. Collectors were given the choice to either keep th...
Enamel
Damien Hirst – Shark Spin Painting, 2009
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, MD
Damien Hirst – Shark Spin Painting, 2009 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Framing: Museum-quality acrylic case with silver leaf wooden backing Dimensions: W 76 x D 5,5 X H 71 cm. Descript...
Acrylic
Damien Hirst "Spin me right round" Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien Title: Spin me right round Series: In a Spin Volume 1 Date: 2002 Medium: Etching on 350gsm Hahnmuhle paper Unframed Dimensions: 35.875" x 28" Framed Dim...
Etching
Damien Hirst – Dot Spin Painting, 2009
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, MD
Damien Hirst – Dot Spin Painting, 2009 Acrylic on paper, presented in a museum-grade acrylic case with transparent sides and gold leaf wooden backing. Created in 2009 to celebrate t...
Acrylic
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
Love Will Tear Us Apart
By Damien Hirst
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Damien Hirst Love Will Tear Us Apart Plexiglas and sintra cabinet with various sized surgical syringes and needles 14 x 20 x 8 3/4 in. Edition of 30 Signed, da...
Mixed Media
$15,000
"Circle Spin Painting" framed, signed acrylic on paper by artist Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Circle 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 ...
Paper, Acrylic
$30,500
Eternal Beauty Black and Gold Sculpture, Contemporary Lost Wax Crystal, 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 'Eternal Beauty' (Black and Gold), 2017 Cry...
Resin
Empresses: Wu Zetian, Limited Edition by Damien Hirst (H10-1)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hong Kong, HK
The Empresses: Wu Zetian (H10-1 ) Laminated Giclée print on aluminum composite, screen printed with glitter. Limited Edition: Edition Number 154/2853 Artwork dimensions: 100 x 100 cm...
Giclée
$15,200Sale Price|20% Off
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
$7,800
"Nūr Jahān from 'The Empresses'" laminated giclée on aluminum composite panel
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Nūr Jahān from the series 'The Empresses'" 39 3/8 x 39 3/8-inch laminated giclée print on aluminum composite panel screenprinted with glitter by artist Damien Hirst. Signed certific...
Glitter, Giclée, Screen
Damein Hirst "H10-1 Wu Zetian" Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien Title: H10-1 Wu Zetian Series: The Empresses Date: 2022 Medium: Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite, screen printed with...
Glitter, Giclée
Empresses: Suiko, Limited Edition by Damien Hirst (H10-4)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hong Kong, HK
The Empresses: Suiko (H10-4 ) Laminated Giclée print on aluminum composite, screen printed with glitter. Limited Edition: Edition Number 157/3310 Artwork dimensions: 100 x 100 cm Sig...
Giclée
$55,000
Damien Hirst Minimalist Spots Etching, 'Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution', 2005
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst 'Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution' Spots Etching, 2005. Signed by the Artist on front. Artist proof aside from the edition of 65. Published by the Paragon Press, 2005. ...
Archival Ink, Etching, Aquatint
In A Spin, from In A Spin Series
By Damien Hirst
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Damien Hirst In A Spin, from In A Spin: The Action Of The World On Things 2002 Spin etching S: 36 x 28 in. I: 6 x 4 in. Edition o...
Etching
