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Damien Hirst H18-2 Chameleon For Sale
Damien Hirst
H18-2 Chameleon, 2024
Diasec mounted Giclée on aluminium Signed and numbered
33 1/2 x 55 1/8 in 85 x 140 cm
Edition
Edition of 180 + 20 AP
About this work
H18-2 Chameleon is a diasec-mounted giclée on aluminium created by Damien Hirst in 2024, part of his H18 Kaleidoscopes series. Produced in an edition of 180 plus 20 Artist's Proofs and measuring 33½ by 55⅛ inches, the work shares the series' characteristic combination of butterfly wing compositions and optical dynamism. The title Chameleon — the animal renowned for its capacity to change color and appearance in response to its environment — introduces a quality of mutability and visual transformation central to the viewing experience of the Kaleidoscopes works. The Kaleidoscopes series exploits the inherent optical variability of butterfly wing compositions to create works that behave differently under different conditions of viewing — shifting as the viewer's angle of observation changes, or as ambient light moves through the day. Each work in the series presents distinct chromatic and compositional arrangements of butterfly wings against vivid backgrounds, creating the mesmerizing, symmetrical visual fields suggested by the series title. The diasec mounting — face-mounted acrylic backed onto aluminium — produces a surface of exceptional clarity and depth, with an immersive quality that amplifies the kaleidoscopic effect. Damien Hirst is one of the defining artists of the contemporary period, whose butterfly compositions have attracted critical and public attention since their first appearance in the early 1990s. Engaging simultaneously with questions of natural beauty, mortality, and the aesthetics of collection and display, these works occupy a charged and productive conceptual space. The H18 Kaleidoscopes series represents a major recent development in this ongoing body of work, and H18-2 Chameleon, as a diasec-mounted work in a limited edition, represents a significant collecting opportunity within Hirst's printed oeuvre.
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Edition & Provenance
- Year
- 2024
- Medium
- Diasec mounted Giclée on aluminium Signed and numbered
- Edition
- Edition of 180 + 20 AP
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Damien Hirst prints for sale at Guy Hepner include works from the Spot Paintings, Butterfly editions, Beautiful prints, and Pharmaceutical series. Damien Hirst art for sale and Damien Hirst original art for sale through our New York gallery are sourced from authenticated secondary market collections. We also advise collectors looking to sell Damien Hirst prints — free valuations available.
Damien Hirst is the defining figure of the Young British Artists movement and one of the most collected living artists in the world. His work spans Natural History sculptures, Spot Paintings, Butterfly Works, Spin Paintings, and pharmaceutical installations ? series that have set auction benchmarks at Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips across four decades. Collections at Tate Modern, MoMA, and the Guggenheim confirm his standing as one of the essential artists of his generation.
His single-artist auction "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever" generated $198 million at Sotheby's in 2008, a record that remains one of the most significant events in the contemporary art market. Major works including the Lullaby series of medicine cabinets and the Natural History formaldehyde sculptures have each achieved prices above $10 million, while his Spot Paintings and print editions sustain deep, global secondary market activity across all price points.
Guy Hepner Gallery has deep expertise across Damien Hirst's print editions, Spot Paintings, and Butterfly Works, offering acquisition guidance, market valuations, and direct access to available works. Whether you are building a collection or looking to sell, the gallery provides trusted, confidential support for one of the most actively traded names in contemporary art.