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Quare Fremuerunt Gentes (diamond dust) - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2010 - MyArtBroker

Quare Fremuerunt Gentes (diamond dust)
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£7,000-£10,500Value Indicator

$14,000-$21,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2010

Size: H 74cm x W 71cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst's Quare Fremuerunt Gentes (diamond dust) is estimated to be worth between £7,000 and £10,500. This signed screenprint, created in 2010, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 5%. This work is somewhat rare, having been sold 4 times at auction since its initial sale on 7th June 2016. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2023Bonhams Los Angeles United States
September 2019Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
April 2018Morton Auctions, Monte Athos Mexico
June 2016Bonhams New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

The print is part of the artist’s Psalms series. In this series, which the artist started in 2008, Hirst produces various patterned canvases, all of which use butterflies as their main stylistic element. The prints in the series are all named after a psalm from the Old Testament, emblematic of Hirst’s interest in contemporary belief systems, such as religion. The Psalms are part of a broader series, the Kaleidoscope series, an impressive project dating back to 2001, which was inspired by the intricate pattern of butterfly wings Hirst saw on an old Victoria tea tray.

Hirst has been drawn to butterflies since the start of his artistic career in the late 1980s when he was studying Fine Art at Goldsmiths College. Hirst describes the insect as a “universal trigger,” arguing that “Everyone’s frightened of glass, everyone’s frightened of sharks, everyone loves butterflies.”

  • 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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