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Equilin - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2011 - MyArtBroker

Equilin
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

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Medium: Woodcut

Edition size: 55

Year: 2011

Size: H 30cm x W 30cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst's Equilin (signed) is estimated to be worth between £3,950 and £6,000. Over the past five years, the hammer price ranges from £4,000 in January 2022 to £5,500 in January 2021. This woodcut print from 2011 has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 3%. This work is somewhat rare, having been sold 4 times at auction since its initial sale in November 2016. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 55.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
January 2022Phillips London United Kingdom
January 2021Phillips London United Kingdom
January 2020Wright United States
November 2016Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Much like all of the spot paintings that Hirst has produced in his career, Equilin is formulaic and crisp in form, though it is drastically different in composition. The blue spot is a perfect circle, with its clean edges and bright, flat colours deceptively indicating a lack of human touch in its production. In the 1980s, the spot paintings marked a shift in Hirst’s artistic career, where he began to employ assistants to complete the painstaking and laborious task of producing these works.

Fascinated by intuitive colour choice from his days at Goldsmiths, Hirst claims that the spot paintings have removed any problems he previously had with colour, allowing him to present a perfect arrangement of colour that is never repeated. Equilin is a study in blue, with the depiction of a single spot. It is striking in its simplicity and it prompts the viewer to think about colour, form and composition.

  • 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.

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