Damien Hirst – Gilded Blossom

Gilded Blossom, 2021

• Artist: Damien Hirst (British, born 1965)
• Medium: Oil on card Dimensions: 84.2 × 59.6 cm (33.1 × 23.4 in)
• Signature: Signed, titled and dated 2021 on the reverse
• Executed: 2021
• Provenance: Heni Primary, London
• Framed: No

Gilded Blossom is an original oil on card executed in 2021, signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. This work comes with a direct and documented provenance from Heni Primary, London — one of the most respected primary market platforms for Hirst's recent production — ensuring full traceability and authenticity.

The work belongs to Damien Hirst's celebrated Cherry Blossom series, one of the most ambitious and acclaimed bodies of work of his career. Conceived over a period of two years and first exhibited in 2021 at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris, the series comprises over 100 large-scale paintings depicting explosions of cherry blossom in vivid, gestural impasto. In Gilded Blossom, Hirst deploys his characteristic technique of applying paint directly with his fingers and palette knives, building dense, luminous layers of color that evoke both the fleeting beauty of nature and the enduring power of paint as a medium. The title's reference to gilding suggests a quality of preciousness and transformation — the ordinary elevated into something radiant and eternal.

One of the most influential and commercially significant artists of his generation, Damien Hirst rose to prominence as a leading figure of the Young British Artists movement in the 1990s. His work is held in the collections of Tate Modern, the Museum of Modern Art, the Gagosian Gallery, and major private collections worldwide. The Cherry Blossom series marks a significant evolution in his practice — a return to pure painting and a meditation on beauty, mortality, and the passage of time that resonates deeply with collectors and institutions alike.

With a clean provenance traceable to the primary market and bearing the artist's personal signature, this work represents a rare opportunity to acquire an original painting from one of the most significant series of Hirst's career.

The work is in excellent condition.

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Is this an original work by Damien Hirst? Yes. Gilded Blossom is an original oil on card, signed, titled, and dated 2021 on the reverse by the artist.

What series does this work belong to? This work belongs to Damien Hirst's Cherry Blossom series, first exhibited in 2021 at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris — one of the most acclaimed bodies of work of his career.

What is the provenance of this work? The work comes directly from Heni Primary, London, one of the most respected primary market platforms for Hirst's recent production, ensuring full traceability and authenticity.

What are the dimensions of the piece? 84.2 × 59.6 cm (33.1 × 23.4 in)

What technique did Hirst use? The work is executed in oil on card, using Hirst's characteristic technique of applying paint with fingers and palette knives to build dense, luminous layers of color.

Is the work framed? No. The work is presented unframed.

What is the condition of the work? Excellent condition. Full condition report available upon request.