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Entreaty
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£21,000-£30,000Value Indicator

$45,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

$40,000-$50,000 Value Indicator

¥190,000-¥270,000 Value Indicator

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¥4,140,000-¥5,910,000 Value Indicator

$26,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

31% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 25

Year: 2013

Size: H 122cm x W 122cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst’s Entreaty (signed), a screenprint from 2013, is estimated to be worth between £21,000 and £30,000. This work has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 31%. This piece has an auction history of three sales since its entry to the market in April 2014. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £22,000, with the hammer price ranging from £22,000 in October 2024 to £22,625 in August 2020. The current edition size of this artwork is limited to 25.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2024Phillips London United Kingdom
August 2020International Art Centre New Zealand
April 2014Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

The print can be seen alongside the Kaleidoscope series, an impressive body of work which Hirst started in 2001. The series was inspired by a Victorian tea tray the artist found which was decorated with delicate patterns of butterfly wings. All the works that compose the Kaleidoscope series are characterised by magnificent circular patterns composed of butterflies, as seen in this print.

The butterfly has become one of Hirst’s most well-known motifs, alongside skulls and diamonds. The insect appeals to the artist, in part, due to the beauty they retain, even when they are dead. For Hirst, butterflies embody the fragility of life, retaining an iridescent beauty even in death. The butterfly also carries significant spiritual symbolism, being used by the Greeks to represent the Psyche and the soul, as well as being found in Christian imagery to signify the resurrection.

  • 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.