Damien Hirst's Butterflies
- yartlondon
- Dec 9
- 2 min read
“Everyone’s frightened of glass, everyone’s frightened of sharks, everyone loves butterflies.”
The most recognisable motif in his œuvre, Hirst began using butterflies in the late 1980s when he saw flies become stuck on primed canvases whilst he was working on the fly and cow’s head sculpture A Thousand Years from 1990.
To Hirst, butterflies represent resurrection, growth and change, as well as the fleetingness of life and the romance of death.
Discover our available Butterfly works here:
To Love
Details:
2008
Etching on paper 41 x 44 cm Edition of 75 + 10 Artist's Proofs Hand-signed and numbered by Hirst
Framed
Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticity
To Lose
Details:
2008
Aquatint in colours and photogravure
41 x 44 cm
Edition of 75
Signed and numbered in pencil by Damien Hirst
With Hirst's copyright inkstamp
Published by Other Criteria
Framed
Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticity
The Kaleidoscopes H18, Full Set
Details:
2024
Diasec-mounted giclee prints on aluminium composite panel
Each 85 x 140 cm
Edition of 180 + 20 APs
Each hand-signed and numbered by Hirst
Mint condition, housed in the original packaging
Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticity
Also available individually
H19-4 Transient Ephemera from The Dreams
Details:
2025
Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminium composite panel
88 x 88 cm
Edition of 361
Numbered and hand-signed on the label by the artist
Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticity
H19-3 Luna Chrysalis from The Dreams
Details:
2025
Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminium composite panel
88 x 88 cm
Edition of 377
Numbered and hand-signed on the label by the artist
Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticity
The Empresses H10, Full Set
Details:
2022
Laminated giclee prints on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter Each print measures 100 x 100 cm
Limited edition of 2814, 2853, 3041, 3310 and 3315
The five artworks are new as issued in their original packaging
Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticity
Butterfly Heart Large H7-3
Details:
2020
Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite panel
72.7 x 70 cm
Edition of 1698
Sticker label with stamped signature, edition number and print details on the reverse
Housed in its original packaging
Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticity
Also available in smaller size
Butterfly Rainbow Large H7-1
Details:
2020
Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite panel
48.2 x 100 cm
Edition of 1497
Sticker label with stamped signature, edition number and print details on the reverse
Housed in its original packaging
Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticity
Also available in smaller size
Click below to view our full collection of works by Damien Hirst. For more details or to enquire about any of the works featured, please get in touch.
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