20th May, 2025 10:00
Modern Art & Design | Ready Token House: A Contemporary Cotswold Interior
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ARR Damien Hirst (born 1965) The Virtues (H9)
Damien Hirst (born 1965)
The Virtues (H9)
The complete set of eight laminated giclée prints on aluminium composite panels, 2021
each signed in pencil on the publisher’s label affixed verso, each stamp-numbered
Published by Heni editions, London, the full sheets, each 120cm x 96cm
Provenance:A private collector. Purchased directly from Heni Editions
Footnote:‘The Virtues’ (H9) was Hirst's second print series after his “garish and messy and fragile” ‘Cherry Blossoms’ (2018-20) paintings. The monumental canvases were made into a series of eight prints.
‘Cherry Blossoms’ was Hirst’s self-professed “move away from Minimalism and the idea of the imaginary mechanical painter”. In the original works' creation, Hirst filled his studio with canvases and worked on a number of them simultaneously.
In ‘The Virtues’ Hirst used printmaking to experiment with technology, re-creating the impasto of the original works with giclee printing.
Damien Hirst (born 1965)
The Virtues (H9)
The complete set of eight laminated giclée prints on aluminium composite panels, 2021
each signed in pencil on the publisher’s label affixed verso, each stamp-numbered
Published by Heni editions, London, the full sheets, each 120cm x 96cm
A private collector. Purchased directly from Heni Editions
‘The Virtues’ (H9) was Hirst's second print series after his “garish and messy and fragile” ‘Cherry Blossoms’ (2018-20) paintings. The monumental canvases were made into a series of eight prints.
‘Cherry Blossoms’ was Hirst’s self-professed “move away from Minimalism and the idea of the imaginary mechanical painter”. In the original works' creation, Hirst filled his studio with canvases and worked on a number of them simultaneously.
In ‘The Virtues’ Hirst used printmaking to experiment with technology, re-creating the impasto of the original works with giclee printing.
Mint condition. With original fitted packaging. Editions
Honesty 262/728
Mercy 262/817
Loyalty 262/1067
Courage 262/760
Control 262/862
Politeness 262/1549
Justice 262/1005
Honour 262/693
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Auction: Modern Art & Design | Ready Token House: A Contemporary Cotswold Interior, 20th May, 2025
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