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For The Love Of God (black) - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2007 - MyArtBroker

For The Love Of God (black)
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£3,450-£5,000Value Indicator

$7,000-$10,000 Value Indicator

$6,000-$9,000 Value Indicator

¥30,000-¥45,000 Value Indicator

4,150-6,000 Value Indicator

$35,000-$50,000 Value Indicator

¥650,000-¥940,000 Value Indicator

$4,350-$6,500 Value Indicator

10% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 1000

Year: 2007

Size: H 33cm x W 24cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst’s For The Love Of God (black) is estimated to be worth between £3,450 and £5,000. This signed screenprint, created in 2007, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 10%. This work has an impressive auction history, having been sold 49 times since its initial sale on 7th June 2010. In the past 12 months, the average selling price was £3,300, across a total of 2 sales. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £2,326 in July 2018 to £6,000 in January 2023. The average return to the seller over this period has been £3,002. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 1,000.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
January 2025Phillips London United Kingdom
June 2024Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
June 2024Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers United Kingdom
September 2023Phillips London United Kingdom
September 2023Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom
July 2023Christie's New York United States
April 2023Christie's Hong Kong Hong Kong

Meaning & Analysis

The diamond-encrusted skull is an image of one of Hirst’s most widely recognised sculptures For The Love Of God from 2007. Hirst cast the original work from a real human skull, purchased from a London taxidermist. The cast is made from platinum plates and is then set with diamonds, weighing a huge 1,106.18 carats. The teeth that are inserted into the jaw are those of the original skull.

For The Love Of God (black) shows the image of the sculpture with a large stone set in the centre of the skull forehead. This central stone was inspired by Hirst’s childhood memories of the comic 2000 AD. Hirst explains that the comic “used to have a character in it called Tharg the Mighty who had a circle on his forehead. He was like a kind of powerful God-like figure who controlled the universe…It kind of just looked like it needed something. A third eye; a connection to Jesus and his dad.”

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