Butterflies, household gloss and chrome lacquer on canvas. 

Signed and titled verso, with Bible Page, Psalm 100, a Psalm of Praise. 

Private collection from Science Ltd.

Hirst began using butterflies in his work as early as 1989. Describing the insect as a ‘universal trigger’, he has explained: “Everyone’s frightened of glass, everyone’s frightened of sharks, everyone loves butterflies.”