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Blue Butterfly - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2006 - MyArtBroker

Blue Butterfly
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£12,500-£19,000Value Indicator

$25,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

$22,000-$35,000 Value Indicator

¥110,000-¥170,000 Value Indicator

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$120,000-$190,000 Value Indicator

¥2,390,000-¥3,630,000 Value Indicator

$16,000-$24,000 Value Indicator

3% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2006

Size: H 42cm x W 30cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst's Blue Butterfly, a signed screenprint from 2006, is estimated to be worth between £12,500 and £19,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 3%. There have been 9 total sales since its entry to the market in June 2017, with 1 sale in the last 12 months. The hammer price over the past five years has ranged from £6,000 in May 2020 to £13,000 in June 2024. The average return to the seller is £8,075. 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
June 2024Phillips London United Kingdom
March 2022Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
September 2021Christie's London United Kingdom
March 2021Sotheby's London United Kingdom
October 2020Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
May 2020Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
December 2017Forum Auctions London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Blue Butterfly formed part of Hirst’s exhibition, entitled In the darkest Hour there may be Light, which displayed Hirst’s Murderme collection at the Serpentine Gallery, London, between November 2006 and January 2007. The collection began through a series of exchanges with friends and displayed the work of several artists. It is symptomatic of how Hirst’s influences developed.

The highly detailed body of the blue butterfly sits against a bright pink background. On the right wing of the butterfly, it appears as though a shadow has been cast. The outer left wing and lower right wing appear translucent in the print.

Hirst’s work is one of many that depicts butterflies. Latterly, Hirst’s 2013 It’s A Beautiful Day collection and his 2015 I Love You collection depict singular butterflies against block colour backgrounds. However, there is a distinctly evocating feeling to his 2006 Blue Butterfly. The blue butterfly is contrasted with the plain pink backdrop. This was done again by Hirst in his 2011 Block print entitled New Beginnings 5. In the first instance, the slightly asymmetrical result of the print, the presence of shadow, and the immaculate detail of the animal imbue it, at the centre of the print, with a sense of individualism.

  • 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.