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Phenformin - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2010 - MyArtBroker

Phenformin
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£4,500-£6,500Value Indicator

$9,000-$13,000 Value Indicator

$8,000-$11,500 Value Indicator

¥40,000-¥60,000 Value Indicator

5,500-8,000 Value Indicator

$45,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

¥860,000-¥1,240,000 Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Woodcut

Edition size: 48

Year: 2010

Size: H 51cm x W 51cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst's Phenformin (signed) is estimated to be worth between £4,550 and £7,000. This woodcut artwork, created in 2010, has been sold twice at auction since its initial sale on 13th December 2017. There have been no sales in the last 12 months or in the last five years. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 48.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
January 2019Phillips London United Kingdom
December 2017Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

The 12 Woodcut Spots series can be considered within Hirst’s collection of spot paintings which constitute one of his most important series of works. From their origins in 1986, Hirst had always intended to create a comprehensive installation of the spot paintings. The Gagosian Gallery in 2012 brought together his collection of spot paintings spanning 25 years from 1986 to 2011.

The first spot paintings appeared in 1986 and were then exhibited in 1988, when Hirst in the final stages of the Freeze exhibition painted two arrangements of coloured spots onto the wall of the warehouse. The Freeze exhibition marked a turning point in Hirst’s career where he began to employ assistants to create the spot paintings. This was part of the artist’s aims towards creating works that appeared to have been produced mechanically and without human intervention.

  • 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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