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.
Modern Signed Pop Art Silk Screen with Brown and Violet Targets
By Peter Gee
Located in New York, NY
Pop Art graphic silk screen featuring chocolate brown and violet targets alongside stylized flower motif. Professionally framed with matte and anti U...
Paint, Paper
Pop Art Silkscreen on Silver Board, Signed, 24/50, Modern Style, 1967
By Peter Gee
Located in New York, NY
Pop Art screen-print on silver metallic board featuring graphic magenta, blue, orange bullseye targets. Signed Peter Gee 1967. Professionally framed in a white wood frame with glare ...
Paint, Paper
Mid Century Repousse Still Life Copper Panel, by George Braque
By Georges Braque
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century copper panel depecting a nature setting done with the repousse method of metal work.
Copper
Memorie Mixed Media Painting on Paper, Modern Style, Framed, Italy
By Gianfranco Asveri
Located in New York, NY
Memorie, by Italian artist Gianfranco Asveri mixed media on paper, gallery framed in white wood frame and under glass. Depicted are his recurring themes of his favourite subjects: his mother, his dog, his cat, his farm, and his farm animals. Gianfranco Asveri was born in Fiorenzuola D’Arda, Italy, in 1948. The artist lives and works at Gasperini on the hills between Parma and Piacenza with his beloved dogs. He began to paint in 1969. His first work was merely figurative. In the 1980s he moved closer to the “Art Brut” style. Renowned in Italy, Asveri has just finished a solo exhibition in Genoa at the Medioeval “Commenda” and will be presented in Paris next February during the Contemporary Art Fair in Port de Versailles. Recently, the newspaper “Il Sole 24 Ore” (The Italian Economic newspaper) included Asveri among the artists to watch in terms of investment in the Italian Art Market. An appreciable number of famous critics have written essays about his works: Paolo Bledinger, Luca Beatrice, Flaminio Gualdoni and Martina Corgnati. Most Important Exhibitions: 2016 – Sogni dipinti, Galleria Rotaross, Novara. – Lo sguardo nascosto, Galleria Biffi Arte, Piacenza. 2015 – Abracadabra, Galleria Leonardus, Sestri Levante...
Paint
Memorie 14033, Modern Mixed Media Painting on Paper, 20th Century
By Gianfranco Asveri
Located in New York, NY
"Memorie" #14033, mixed media on paper depicting some of his favorite subjects - his dog, his mother, his farm, his chicken. Gallery framed in matte white wood frame, live image measures 37 x 28.5 inches. Gianfranco Asveri was born in Fiorenzuola D’Arda, Italy, in 1948. The artist lives and works at Gasperini on the hills between Parma and Piacenza with his beloved dogs. He began to paint in 1969. His first work was merely figurative. In the 1980s he moved closer to the “Art Brut” style. Renowned in Italy, Asveri has just finished a solo exhibition in Genoa at the Medioeval “Commenda” and will be presented in Paris next February during the Contemporary Art Fair in Port de Versailles. Recently, the newspaper “Il Sole 24 Ore” (The Italian Economic newspaper) included Asveri among the artists to watch in terms of investment in the Italian Art Market. An appreciable number of famous critics have written essays about his works: Paolo Bledinger, Luca Beatrice, Flaminio Gualdoni and Martina Corgnati. Most important exhibitions: 2016 – Sogni dipinti, Galleria Rotaross, Novara. – Lo sguardo nascosto, Galleria Biffi Arte, Piacenza. 2015 – Abracadabra, Galleria Leonardus, Sestri Levante...
Paint
Mid-Century Modern Hammered Copper Vessel by Marcello Fantoni, USA
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in New York, NY
Intricate pierced and hammered copper vessel by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor.
Copper
Utopia Digital Print, Contemporary Style, Signed, 21st Century, Framed
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Inkjet, glaze and foil block on Hahnemuhle photo rag satin paper Edition 15 of 55 69 x 83 cm (27.2 x 32.7 in) (87.6 x 102.3 cm / 34.5 x 40.3 in) Signed and numbered on the front Cond...
Digital
Pharmacy Exhibition Poster, Offset Print, Framed, 2003, Excellent
By Damien Hirst
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This compelling exhibition poster reproduces Damien Hirst’s iconic installation Pharmacy, published by the Tate Gallery in 2003 in conjunction with a major retrospective of the artis...
Offset
Six Pills (Large) Hand Signed Inkjet Print, Framed, Pop Art, 2004
By Damien Hirst
Located in Aventura, FL
Inkjet printed in colors on wove paper. Hand signed & numbered by Damien Hirst. Published by Other Criteria, London. Image size 19.75 by 26.625 inches. Sheet size 26.875 by 32...
Inkjet
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
Rare Butterfly Wings Kaleidoscope, framed wall mount art, France 1930s
By Damien Hirst
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a rare wall mounted and framed piece of art, made on butterfly and moth wings. The wings are creating a beautiful kaleidoscope-like shape, with many col...
Glass, Organic Material, Wood
Damien Hirst, Savoy (H5-8) - Signed Print, Contemporary Art, Abstract Art
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hamburg, DE
Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) Savoy (H5-8), 2018 Medium: Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminum panel Dimensions: 88.9 × 88.9 cm (35 × 35 in) Edition 68 of 100: Hand-signed and ...
Giclée
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.
