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Damien Hirst H18-4 Splendour For Sale

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Damien Hirst - H18-4 Splendour, 2024, Diasec mounted Giclée on aluminium
Signed and numbered

H18-4 Splendour, 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

H18-4 Splendour is a diasec-mounted giclée on aluminium created by Damien Hirst in 2024, part of his H18 Kaleidoscopes series. Available in an edition of 180 plus 20 Artist's Proofs and measuring 33½ by 55⅛ inches, the work takes the most unambiguously celebratory title in the series — splendour, magnificence, radiant beauty. In a series that has engaged titles ranging from Harlequin through Chameleon, Psychedelic, and Intricacy, Splendour announces itself as the fullest expression of aesthetic aspiration. The butterfly wing composition of Splendour is arranged in Hirst's characteristic kaleidoscopic symmetry against a vivid background, achieving the visual momentum and chromatic intensity that defines the H18 series. The diasec mounting — face-mounted to acrylic and backed onto aluminium — produces the exceptional depth, clarity, and luminosity for which this presentation method is valued, amplifying the inherent radiance of the butterfly wing materials. The result is a work that genuinely earns its title: a splendour of color, pattern, and natural material brought into formal arrangement with the precision and ambition characteristic of Hirst's finest works. Damien Hirst is one of the most significant artists of the contemporary period, and his butterfly works represent one of the most enduring and discussed bodies of work in recent art history. The H18 Kaleidoscopes series — a major recent development in this ongoing practice — brings these works to new levels of visual ambition and technical quality. H18-4 Splendour, as a key work in the series, represents a compelling and visually magnificent collecting opportunity appropriate to the most discerning private and institutional collections.

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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.

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