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Phenyl Salicylate - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2011 - MyArtBroker

Phenyl Salicylate
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£4,600-£7,000Value Indicator

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Medium: Woodcut

Edition size: 55

Year: 2011

Size: H 15cm x W 15cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst's Phenyl Salicylate, a signed woodcut from 2011, is estimated to be worth between £4,600 and £7,000. This artwork has sold twice at auction since its initial sale on 4th December 2014. There have been no sales in the last 12 months or the last five years. 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
April 2016Julien's Auctions United States
December 2014Christie's London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

The 40 Woodcut series is reminiscent of Hirst’s Pharmaceutical paintings that span across his career and is one of his most prolific works. The titles from this series are taken randomly from the chemical company Sigma-Aldrich’s catalogue ‘Biochemicals for Research and Diagnostic Reagents’ that Hirst first encountered in the early 1990s. The grid formula is integral to the endless potential that Hirst’s spot paintings hold and allow for a rational and precise exploration of colour combinations.

Hirst has said of these works, “To create that structure, to do those colours, and do nothing. I suddenly got what I wanted. It was just a way of pinning down the joy of colour.” There are over 1000 spot paintings in existence, dating from 1988 to 2011, and over the last 24 years Hirst has produced an average of 60 spot paintings a year.

  • 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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