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Damien Hirst - Love Poems (A Dream), 2014, Photogravure etchings

Love Poems (A Dream), 2014

Photogravure etchings

30 3/4 x 29 7/8 in 78 x 76 cm

Edition

Edition of 55

About this work

Love Poems (A Dream) is a captivating piece from Damien Hirst's Love Poems series. In this artwork, Hirst combines the delicate beauty of butterflies with a baby blue background, symbolizing a playful color of hope and longing for love. Vibrant butterflies are meticulously arranged, floating weightlessly against the serene backdrop. The dreamlike quality of the piece is enhanced by the butterflies seemingly suspended in a state of perpetual beauty and fragility.What sets Love Poems (A Dream) apart is its evocative use of color and symbolism. The baby blue background serves as a whimsical canvas, inviting viewers into a world of hope and longing. Each butterfly, with its vibrant hues, represents a fleeting moment of love, captured in time. The composition exudes a sense of lightness and optimism, as if the butterflies are dancing in the air, echoing the playful nature of love itself.Through this artwork, Hirst invites viewers into a contemplation of the complexities of love and desire. Love Poems (A Dream) captures a moment suspended in time, where beauty and fragility intersect against the backdrop of a hopeful hue. It prompts reflection on the paradox of love—the desire to hold onto something ephemeral, the inevitability of loss, and the inherent beauty found within these complexities.

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Auction History

Damien Hirst - Love Poems

Love Poems · Damien Hirst · Phillips · 2024-10 · $132,285

Damien Hirst - Love Poems

Love Poems · Damien Hirst · Phillips · 2024-01 · $99,626

Damien Hirst - Love Poems

Love Poems · Damien Hirst · Sotheby's · 2021-10 · $94,500

Damien Hirst - Love Poems

Love Poems · Damien Hirst · Sotheby's · 2018-04 · $62,500

Damien Hirst - Lullaby, from Love Poems

Lullaby, from Love Poems · Damien Hirst · Heritage Auctions · 2021-04 · $16,250

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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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