Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst is the most commercially influential artist of his generation and the central figure of the Young British Artists movement. From the formaldehyde shark of "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living" to the Spot Paintings, Butterfly works, Spin paintings, and the diamond-encrusted skull "For the Love of God," Hirst has redefined what contemporary art can ask, do, and command at market.
Hirst holds the auction record for a living artist for a single-day Sotheby's sale, and his works are held in nearly every major museum collection worldwide — the Tate, MoMA, the Pinault Collection, the Broad, and dozens more. His signed limited editions remain the most accessible point of entry into his catalogue and have proven among the most appreciating in the contemporary print market.
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About the Artist
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary artist born in 1965 in Bristol, who became the leading figure of the Young British Artists (YBAs) — the generation that defined British contemporary art in the 1990s. His provocative, conceptually rigorous practice explores themes of life, death, religion, medicine, and the relationship between art and money.
His most iconic works are immediately recognizable in the canon of contemporary art: a tiger shark preserved in formaldehyde (The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living), the diamond-encrusted human skull For the Love of God, the spot paintings, the spin paintings, and the butterfly works. Each series engages directly with the visual and conceptual concerns that have defined his career.
Hirst's work has been exhibited at the world's leading museums and is held in the most significant public and private collections. His editions — particularly the spot, spin, and butterfly series — have become some of the most actively collected contemporary prints in the international market, and authentication is critical at every level.
At Gol Art we present authenticated Damien Hirst limited editions and selected originals. Every piece is personally inspected and provenance is verified.