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Stalin (Comic Relief) - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2007 - MyArtBroker

Stalin (Comic Relief)
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£1,750-£2,650Value Indicator

$3,500-$5,500 Value Indicator

$3,150-$4,750 Value Indicator

¥16,000-¥24,000 Value Indicator

2,100-3,200 Value Indicator

$17,000-$26,000 Value Indicator

¥330,000-¥500,000 Value Indicator

$2,200-$3,350 Value Indicator

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Medium: Digital Print

Edition size: 500

Year: 2007

Size: H 51cm x W 41cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Damien Hirst's Stalin (Comic Relief) from 2007, a signed digital print, is estimated to be worth between £1,850 and £2,800. This artwork has an established auction history, having been sold 12 times since its initial sale on 17th March 2010. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 500.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
February 2014Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom
July 2013Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
March 2010Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

The print uses a painting of Stalin that was once owned by A. A. Gill, a British restaurant reviewer. Gill tried to sell the painting to Christie’s auction house but was rejected on accounts of the work being tasteless and politically incorrect. On telling Hirst this, Hirst took the painting from Gill, added a red circle over Stalin’s nose with a red marker, which suddenly transformed the worthless painting into a piece of fine art.

The work was auctioned to raise money for the Comic Relief charity and was sold for £140,000 at Sotheby’s in London in February 2007.

  • 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.