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Beautiful Optimistic Peace and Love Dove Spin Painting
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Beautiful Optimistic Peace and Love Dove Spin Painting (2025) is a giclée print on paper, 103 x 103 cm framed, published by HENI Editions in an edition of 250. Catalogued TT3-4, it is the fourth and final image in the Hirst–Fairey collaborative Spin series, uniting a dove peace motif with Hirst's rotational abstraction.
Collector notes: First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 250. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
The dove and peace-and-love theme is the most overtly optimistic image in the set, and doves are a recurring symbol in Fairey's own iconography. As the closing TT3-4 entry, it completes the four-part narrative arc, giving series collectors a clear endpoint and a strong standalone message piece.
Collector Perspective
Issued in 250 copies on paper, this shares the group's accessible price tier. Its universally appealing peace imagery broadens buyer interest beyond core Hirst collectors. Completionists treat TT3-4 as the final piece needed for the full quartet, which can concentrate demand on the last images to appear on the market.
Historical Context
The dove as a peace symbol runs deep in twentieth-century art, from Picasso onward, and features prominently in Fairey's protest-influenced work. This 2025 collaboration folds that motif into Hirst's Spin process, closing out a HENI-published set that pairs centrifugal abstraction with hopeful, message-driven graphics.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print
- Release date
- 2025
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Giclee Print; catalog dimensions 103 x 103 cm; Giclée print on paper.
- Edition details
- First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 250.
- Signature and marks
- Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Damien Hirst's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2025 and attributes the edition to HENI Editions.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to HENI Editions. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- Damien Hirst — official site — Damien Hirst studio (Science Ltd.) · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Damien Hirst — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Damien Hirst (Q294326) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
What is the central image?
A dove representing peace and love, set within Hirst's spin-painting composition.
Is this the last in the series?
Yes, it is TT3-4, the fourth and final print in the collaborative Spin set.
Who published and created it?
HENI Editions, 2025, a collaboration between Damien Hirst and Shepard Fairey.
What are its dimensions and edition?
103 x 103 cm framed, giclée on paper, edition of 250.
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