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).
Find original Damien Hirst paintings, prints and other works on 1stDibs.
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
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
H18-4 Splendour Giclée Print on Aluminium, Contemporary, 21st Century
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminium composite panel Edition of 69/180 85 x 140 cm (33.5 x 55.1 in) Hand-signed by the artist and numbered Mint. Minor imperfections may appear du...
Digital Pigment
H10-2 Nūr Jahān Giclée Print on Aluminium, Contemporary, 21st Century
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
H10-2 Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter Edition 2019 of 3,041 100 x 100 cm Signed on a label affixed to the back Mint. Minor imperfections ma...
Giclée
H10-4 Suiko Giclée Print on Aluminium, Signed Contemporary Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter Edition 151 of 3,310 39.3 x 39.3 in Signed on a label affixed to the back Mint. Minor imperfections may app...
Glitter, Giclée
H10-5 Taytu Betul Giclée Print on Aluminium, Signed Contemporary Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter Edition 1786 of 2,814 39.3 x 39.3 in Signed on a label affixed to the back Mint. Minor imperfections may ap...
Glitter, Giclée
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
Butterfly Rainbow (large) - Contemporary art, 21st Century, YBAs, Color, Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Butterfly Rainbow (large) - Damien Hirst, Contemporary Art, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée Print, Brush Stokes, Paint, Glossy, Limited Edition Butterfly Rainbow (H7-1), 2020 ...
Giclée
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
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
Butterfly Heart (small) - Contemporary art, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Butterfly Heart (small) - Damien Hirst, Contemporary Art, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée Print, Brush Stokes, Paint, Glossy, Limited Edition Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel Edition 503 of 3510 Signed and numbered on label on the verso In mint condition, as acquired from the publisher and in the original packaging With Certificate of Authenticity PLEASE NOTE: Edition numbers could vary from the one shown in the images. Butterfly Heart is the latest edition by the British artist, Damien Hirst. This edition consists of digitally made photographed real butterfly wings placed onto a heart-shaped aluminum panel. This edition includes Hirst´s best-known motifs; the butterflies, and the rainbow color alignment on the heart-shaped print. Shortly after graduating from Goldsmiths, in 1989, Hirst began working on a series of paintings after seeing flies get stuck on primed canvases in his Brixton studio. Taking this idea, but wanting to create something beautiful, Hirst started fixing the bodies of dead butterflies...
Giclée
Butterfly Spin Painting, 2009. Acrylic painting by Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Damien Hirst (1965) Butterfly Spin Painting (2009) acrylic and metallic paint on paper 21 h × 27 w in (53 × 69 cm) Signed and stamped with Damien Hirst's studio's blindstamp; stam...
Paper, Acrylic
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.
