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Benevolence
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£24,000-£35,000Value Indicator

$45,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

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¥4,600,000-¥6,710,000 Value Indicator

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13% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2011

Size: H 91cm x W 91cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Damien Hirst's Benevolence (signed) is a screenprint from 2011, with an estimated value of £24,000 to £35,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 13%. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of one sale in October 2020. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2023Christie's New York United States
October 2020Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

The pale yellow background provides a backdrop for the kaleidoscopic concentric pattern of butterflies. Indeed, it may be compared to many other series in Hirst’s oeuvre. Initially, one recalls the Kaleidoscope series of screen prints. Hirst had been creating kaleidoscopic works since his 2001 It’s a Wonderful World work. In these instances, Hirst explores how butterflies may be arranged to produce a pattern. However, the Benevolence print is unique. The densely packed composition and the variety in sizes of the butterflies gives it a distinct visual appeal. In this regard, it stands out from the Kaleidoscope series.

Similarly, Hirst has used butterflies in several other series. Both the 2009 Sanctum, and the 2011 New Beginnings series are examples of this. In this period Hirst was exploring how he could arrange butterflies in a variety of ways to create distinct prints.

Both the title, Benevolence, and the aesthetic achieved in the work allude to a deeper religious significance. The work evokes the feeling of a stained glass window. The religious sentiment is shared with the Sanctum series where the titles of the six works similarly allude to ecclesiastical architectural features.

  • Damien Hirst, born in Bristol in 1965, is often hailed the enfant terrible of the contemporary art world. His provocative works challenge conventions and his conceptual brilliance spans installations, paintings, and sculptures, often exploring themes of mortality and the human experience. As a leading figure of the Young British Artists (YBA) movement in the late '80s, Hirst's work has dominated the British art scene for decades and has become renowned for being laced with controversy, thus shaping the dialogue of modern art.