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Politeness from The Virtues
By Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst’s iconic Politeness print features his famous cherry blossom paintings in this large scale artwork, published in 2021. Hirst spent a significant proportion of his recent career studying cherry blossom and this series features elements from throughout his career.
He created The Virtues, an eight-part series, each titled after one of The Eight Virtues of Bushidō according to Nitobe Inazō – Justice, Courage, Mercy, Politeness, Honesty, Honour, Loyalty, Control.
Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite panel.
Released in 2021.
Limited edition of 1549 artworks.
Measures 120 x 96 cm.
This artwork is stored in its original Heni packaging.
Damien Hirst, born in 1965, emerged as a prominent artist in the late 1980s and 1990s, notably as a Young British Artist and Turner Prize winner. Challenging artistic and market norms, he sold over 200 pieces directly to the public in a 2008 Sotheby’s auction, earning £111 million. Hirst’s thought-provoking works explore life, death, and religion, featuring animals in formaldehyde and the diamond-encrusted human skull “For The Love Of God” adorned with 8,601 diamonds.
