Damien Hirst H15-2 Uriel For Sale

About this work

H15-2 Uriel is a giclée print on archival fine art paper created by Damien Hirst in 2021, the second work in the H15 Archangels series. Measuring 20½ by 56¾ inches in panoramic format, the print is derived from Hirst's Cherry Blossoms quadriptych of the same name. Uriel — the archangel of wisdom and light in certain traditions — lends this work an association with illumination and insight, qualities that resonate powerfully with the luminous visual character of the Cherry Blossoms compositions from which it is drawn. The Cherry Blossoms paintings, created using paint loaded and applied in gestures that replicate the branching abundance of blossom, achieve a quality of luminosity against their dark grounds that makes associations with light and wisdom particularly apt for the work named after Uriel. The quadriptych format of the Archangels prints presents four compositional moments in horizontal sequence, creating a sustained visual experience in which the viewer can trace the rhythm and energy of Hirst's mark-making across the full panoramic width. The archival fine art paper substrate ensures the fidelity and longevity of the giclée reproduction. Damien Hirst is one of the most significant and internationally recognized artists of the contemporary period, whose practice has consistently engaged with questions of life, death, beauty, and the search for meaning. The Cherry Blossoms series — lyrical, exuberant, and marked by a sustained meditation on transience — represents a significant development in his work, and the Archangels prints make this major body of work available in an important and accessible format. H15-2 Uriel, as the second work in the series, holds a distinct formal character within the four-part suite and represents an important collecting opportunity within Hirst's extensive printed oeuvre.