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To Lose - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2008 - MyArtBroker

To Lose
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£2,800-£4,200Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,500 Value Indicator

$5,000-$7,500 Value Indicator

¥26,000-¥40,000 Value Indicator

3,400-5,000 Value Indicator

$27,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

¥550,000-¥830,000 Value Indicator

$3,500-$5,500 Value Indicator

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Medium: Aquatint

Edition size: 75

Year: 2008

Size: H 41cm x W 44cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst's To Lose (signed) is estimated to be worth between £2,800 and £4,200. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £3,024, across a total of 1 sale. This aquatint artwork, created in 2008, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This is a rare piece with an auction history of 5 total sales since its entry to the market in July 2015. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 75.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2024Chiswick Auctions United Kingdom
July 2024Chiswick Auctions United Kingdom
August 2021Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh United Kingdom
September 2019Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
March 2019Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
July 2015Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Hirst was fascinated by butterflies because of the way they can be used to explore themes of life and death. The artist explains how butterflies embody the fragility of life and retain an iridescent beauty, even in death. Questions of life and death are often explored in Hirst’s art through his incorporation of insects, skulls and medicine into his artworks.

The butterfly also carries significant spiritual symbolism, meaning the print also touches on themes of religion and spiritualism. For the Greeks, the butterfly was used to depict the Psyche. In Christian imagery, butterflies have been used to signify the resurrection. Furthermore, the butterfly has long been a traditional symbol of the soul, and of the soul’s residence on Earth prior to transmigration to an Afterlife.

  • 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.