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3-Methylthymidine - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2014 - MyArtBroker

3-Methylthymidine
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

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9% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 100

Year: 2014

Size: H 84cm x W 68cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst's 3-Methylthymidine (signed) is estimated to be worth between £16,000 and £23,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 9%. There have been 3 total sales at auction since its initial sale on 8th June 2016. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £17,135, across a total of 1 work sold. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £12,170 in December 2017 to £17,135 in June 2021. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2024Sotheby's London United Kingdom
September 2019Phillips London United Kingdom
June 2016Phillips London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

During his time at Goldsmiths, Hirst made a series of collages and wall- and floor-based works made form ceramic plates. Notably one of these, 8 Pans (1987) was made from brightly coloured pots and pans, hinting at a development towards the Spots paintings that were to follow. Hirst remained compelled to produce paintings and so on a three-panel board that he painted white, he randomly paints coloured spots with household gloss, the paint dripping down in the spaces between the dots. This marked the beginning of the Spots paintings .

Hirst recalls: “I remember the board came in eight by four sheets so I just got three of them and bolted them together with coach bolts. It was about the way the bolts looked like black dots, 16 of them on that painting, and I just painted dots all over. There were about 15 colours, then I added more, and tried using different colours, about 35 I think. But they were messy and I felt I needed to shed the mess. So I went on to the Spots paintings…”

  • 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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