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Damien Hirst - Sudafed PE, 2014, Clear polyurethane resin with ink pigment

Sudafed PE, 2014

Clear polyurethane resin with ink pigment

11 3/4 x 5 1/8 in 30 x 13 cm

Edition

Edition of 30

About this work

Sudafed PE (2014) by Damien Hirst takes the familiar form of an over-the-counter cold and flu capsule and scales it up to an exaggerated, seductive, glossy object of desire. Cast in a luminous translucent orange polyurethane, the piece reads immediately as an industrially perfected pharmaceutical unit — smooth, seamless, streamlined — yet it is also disarmingly minimal. The clean white typography “SMS” printed across the centre underscores Hirst’s long-standing fascination with medical branding, language and marketing at the level of the pill itself. As with the Medicine Cabinets and Pharmacy works, Sudafed PE elevates everyday pharmaceuticals beyond their utilitarian function and asks viewers to consider the psychological comfort, trust, dependency and — crucially — belief we place in the aesthetics of drugs. Here, Damien Hirst’s Sudafed PE becomes a contemporary icon — a sculpture that looks like it could have rolled straight off a sterilised conveyor belt. The hyper-finish and flawless manufacture blur the line between art and product design, making the work feel at once corporate, clinical, and almost Pop in its bold clarity. Ultimately, Sudafed PE collapses branding, sculpture and cultural critique into one perfect, deceptively simple form — a witty and pointed reminder that in 21st-century life, the pill has become an image, a symbol and an idea as much as a cure.

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Edition & Provenance

Year
2014
Medium
Clear polyurethane resin with ink pigment
Edition
Edition of 30

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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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