H7-3 Butterfly Heart
H7-3 Butterfly Heart
Signed Print
Damien Hirst
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Medium: Giclée print
Edition size: 1698
Year: 2020
Size: H 73cm x W 70cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| July 2024 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2024 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| February 2024 | Rago | United States | |||
| October 2023 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2023 | Bonhams Knightsbridge | United Kingdom | |||
| July 2023 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
H7-3 Butterfly Heart is a laminated giclée print on aluminium composite panel by Damien Hirst, produced in 2020. The print was made during the COVID-19 Pandemic in order to show support for the NHS. The print depicts a heart composed of horizontal rainbow lines. The rainbow lines are significant as the rainbow has become the symbol used to represent the NHS and the tremendous effort of frontline workers. Discussing the rainbow, Hirst explains, “the rainbow is a sign of hope.”
When looked at closely, the rainbow stripes in H7-3 Butterfly Heart are composed of butterflies. Hirst achieved this by producing digital bands of photographed butterfly wings. Butterflies are a common motif used throughout Hirst’s work. The insects play an important role in the artist’s visual language, as seen in the Mandala paintings and the Kaleidoscope series.
H7-3 Butterfly Heart is part of the H7 series, composed of two print variations that aimed to raise money for charity. The profits from the limited edition version of H7-3 Butterfly Heart went to The Felix Project, London’s largest surplus food distributor which delivers food to vulnerable people across the UK.
Damien Hirst, born in Bristol in 1965, is often hailed the enfant terrible of the contemporary art world. His provocative works challenge conventions and his conceptual brilliance spans installations, paintings, and sculptures, often exploring themes of mortality and the human experience. As a leading figure of the Young British Artists (YBA) movement in the late '80s, Hirst's work has dominated the British art scene for decades and has become renowned for being laced with controversy, thus shaping the dialogue of modern art.
