Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Damien Hirst Print Index
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) (First Edition)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) , 2000, is a large Lambda C-type print on Gloss Fuji Archive paper, published by Eyestorm in an edition of 300 and issued signed and numbered. Part of Hirst's pharmaceutical vocabulary, it renders a clinical grid of coloured spots under the sober chemical name of a psychoactive compound.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Edition of 300. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Naming a spot composition after LSD is pure Hirst irony: the orderly, pharmaceutical-grade grid stands in deadpan tension with the drug's association with sensory chaos. The work extends his career-long meditation on medicine, belief and mortality, using the language of the laboratory to frame something the culture treats as its opposite.
Collector Perspective
As a signed and numbered edition of 300, this is among the more attainable entry points into Hirst's photographic pharmaceutical works. Buyers should verify the signature, the edition number and that the Lambda print on Fuji Archive gloss is free of surface scuffing or fading, since large glossy C-types show handling readily.
Historical Context
The pharmaceutical motif runs through Hirst's practice, from the Pharmacy installation to the medicine-cabinet works and spot canvases named for chemicals. This Eyestorm edition brought that iconography to a wider audience via online distribution in 2000, a period when the internet was reshaping how contemporary editions reached collectors.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print or object
- Release date
- 2000
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- C-Type Photographic Print; catalog dimensions 106 x 127 inches.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Edition of 300.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature 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 2000 and attributes the edition to Eyestorm. The saved description also notes: Published by Eyestorm.
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 Eyestorm. 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
Is it signed?
Yes. The Eyestorm edition was issued signed and numbered, in an edition of 300.
What medium is it?
It is a Lambda C-type photographic print on Gloss Fuji Archive paper, not a screenprint.
Why is it named after a drug?
The title belongs to Hirst's pharmaceutical vocabulary, which pairs the clinical name of a chemical with an orderly grid of spots to explore themes of medicine, control and belief.
How does it relate to the spot paintings?
It shares the spot grid language of Hirst's canvases but exists as a photographic edition rather than a hand-painted work.
