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Science Xmas Butterfly Print - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2010 - MyArtBroker

Science Xmas Butterfly Print
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£3,400-£5,000Value Indicator

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Medium: Foil Block

Edition size: 150

Year: 2010

Size: H 48cm x W 43cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst’s Science Xmas Butterfly Print (signed) is estimated to be worth between £3,400 and £5,000. This Foil Block print was created in 2010 and has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This work has an auction history of 8 total sales since its entry to the market in July 2012. The hammer price over the past five years has ranged from £3,200 in October 2022 to £6,448 in September 2020. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 150.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
November 2023Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers United Kingdom
December 2022Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
October 2022Chiswick Auctions United Kingdom
September 2020Phillips London United Kingdom
September 2019Phillips London United Kingdom
January 2019Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
September 2018Sotheby's London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

The spots in Science Xmas Butterfly Print allude to Hirst’s famous Spot Paintings in which the artist arranges coloured spots in precise grid formations. Along with spots, the butterfly holds an important place in Hirst’s visual language. Hirst frequently incorporates the insect into his artworks, most notably in the Kaleidoscope series, an impressive body of prints that are composed of patterns of concentric circles made up of butterfly wings.

Explaining why he is so attracted to the butterfly, Hirst elaborates: “I love butterflies because when they are dead, they look alive.” For Hirst, butterflies embody the fragility of life as they retain an iridescent beauty, even in death, as evidenced in this print. The use of butterflies in his artworks is therefore a means for the artist to explore themes of life and death in his art.

  • 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.