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The Virtues, H9-2 Courage

Damien Hirst

The Virtues, H9-2 Courage

2021

Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel

120 × 96 cm

Ed. / 760 — Signed and numbered, including Printed COA

Location: London, United Kingdom

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About the artwork

The Virtues,H9-2 Courage belongs to The Virtues,a series derived from Hirst’s photographs of cherry blossom paintings. Dense passages of pink,white and colored blossom sit against an open sky,translating gestural paint into a precisely produced edition. The title connects the sensory excess of the image to a named moral quality,while the aluminium composite support gives the surface a crisp,object-like presence. The stated technique is laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel. It measures approximately 120 × 96 cm. The high-resolution printed surface is mounted to a rigid aluminium composite panel,giving the image the physical presence of an object rather than a conventional sheet of paper. Saturated color and edge-to-edge detail reinforce the series’ balance between visual excess and tightly controlled production.

Expert opinion

The Virtues links Hirst’s exuberant blossom imagery with the cultural symbolism of the cherry blossom,where beauty is inseparable from transience. Naming this image Courage gives the dense floral surface an ethical and reflective dimension. The edition is representative of Hirst’s ability to translate the physical energy of painting into a highly controlled printed object. In the context of Damien Hirst’s editions,The Virtues,H9-2 Courage is notable because it uses repetition and controlled variation to connect visual pleasure with impermanence.

About the artist

Born in Bristol in 1965, Damien Hirst is one of the UK's most influential contemporary artists. He studied at Goldsmiths College in London, where in 1988 he organized Freeze, an emblematic exhibition that launched the Young British Artists movement. This initiative attracted the attention of influential collectors, including Charles Saatchi, and propelled Hirst onto the art scene. His artistic approach revolves around the themes of life, death and mortality, with works such as The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (a shark preserved in formaldehyde). His work often marries science and art, exploring the beauty and fragility of human existence through provocative materials and striking installations.Hirst has exhibited at prestigious institutions such as the Tate Modern (London) and the Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples). In 2008, he defied the art market by auctioning his work directly at Sotheby's, raising £111 million in two days, a record for a living artist.

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