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Ellipticine - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2007 - MyArtBroker

Ellipticine
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£13,500-£20,000Value Indicator

$27,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

$24,000-$35,000 Value Indicator

¥120,000-¥180,000 Value Indicator

16,000-24,000 Value Indicator

$130,000-$190,000 Value Indicator

¥2,600,000-¥3,850,000 Value Indicator

$16,000-$24,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Aquatint

Edition size: 75

Year: 2007

Size: H 84cm x W 114cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst's Ellipticine (signed) is estimated to be worth between £13,500 and £20,000. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £13,000 across 1 total sale. This aquatint print, created in 2007, has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of 7 total sales since its entry to the market in May 2008. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £13,000 in December 2024 to £26,000 in September 2023, demonstrating an average annual growth rate of 1%. This work is part of a limited edition of 75.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
January 2025Phillips London United Kingdom
December 2024Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
September 2023Christie's London United Kingdom
November 2020Cornette de Saint Cyr Brussels Belgium
March 2015Sotheby's London United Kingdom
December 2011Ketterer Kunst Hamburg Germany
December 2009Ketterer Kunst Hamburg Germany

Meaning & Analysis

While the spot prints all appear similar in design and formation, they are each unique due to their individual colour combinations. Ellipticine reflects how Hirst challenges the dichotomy between random and methodical, as the seemingly haphazard colour arrangement has a calculated edge to it. The Spots series is an iconic and acclaimed series and the prints have become universally recognised, to the point where spots en-masse are synonymous with the artist.

The Spots series dates back to 1986, when Hirst hand-painted some loose Spots on board. This was followed by his first Spot work on canvas Untitled (with Black Dot) in 1988. Ellipticine represents how Hirst has developed his fascination with and use of spots and adopted the shapes to become part of his visual language. Interestingly, originally Hirst hand-painted the Spots himself, however, as his career evolved, he began to employ assistants to create his Spot works, bringing a factory-like approach to his artistic practice.

  • 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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