COLLECT
Loyalty (The Virtues), 2021
Detail "Loyalty" by Damien Hirst
© Damien Hirst and Science Ltd.
ARTWORK DESCRIPTION
DAMIEN HIRST
Loyalty (The Virtues), 2021
Laminated Giclée prints on aluminium composite panel
120 x 96 cm (47.24 x 37.8 in)
Edition of 1067
Signed and numbered on reverse by the artist
In mint condition
CHF 25’000
CULTURAL IMPORTANCE + IMPACT
DAMIEN HIRST
AND THE BLOSSOMS
British contemporary artist Damien Hirst delves into themes of life, death, and the essence of art. Part of an eight limited edition series, "The Virtues" are named after The Eight Virtues of Bushidō by Nitobe Inazō, seamlessly connect Hirst's body of work. The Virtues is a continuation to his painting "Cherry Blossoms", which were exhibited at the Fondation Cartier in Paris, in July 2021 until January 2022
Each blossom, crafted with coloured dots, echoes his iconic "Spot" series, "The Veils" paintings, and even traces back to his early "Visual Candy" series – abstracted painterly representations.
The artist Damien Hirst holding the edition "Loyalty"
Damien Hirst in his studio mixing paint for "The Veil Paintings" series
Installation view, Damien Hirst: Cherry Blossoms, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, July 6, 2021–January 2, 2022. Artwork © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2021. Photo: Thibaut Voisin
Damien Hirst, "Happiness" from the Visual Candy series, 1993–94
Detail of the blossoms on the "Loyalty" edition
Damien Hirst in front of a painting form his "Spots" series. Photo: Andrew Testa for The New York Times
“I realised that, from a time- passing point of view, the tree meant everything to me: that's another year, that's another year. For a while, it just became like a clock. And I kind of love it for that reason: all the Japanese significance, the sakura; both optimistic and sad... renew and death.”
—Damien Hirst
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