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Cathedral, Notre Dame - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2007 - MyArtBroker

Cathedral, Notre Dame
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

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$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

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¥180,000-¥270,000 Value Indicator

24,000-35,000 Value Indicator

$190,000-$290,000 Value Indicator

¥3,830,000-¥5,750,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2007

Size: H 120cm x W 120cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst’s Cathedral, Notre Dame (signed) is estimated to be worth between £20,000 and £30,000. Over the past five years, the hammer price ranges from £16,128 in March 2022 to £17,708 in March 2020. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. This work is somewhat rare, having been sold 9 times at auction since its initial sale in October 2011. 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
March 2022Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
March 2020Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
January 2017Sotheby's Hong Kong Hong Kong
October 2014Christie's New York United States
October 2011Phillips New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Evoking the rose windows of Gothic cathedrals, Hirst’s Cathedral series is reminiscent of his many kaleidoscopic paintings from the 2000s, the most comparable being his Superstition series from 2006. This series of pointed arch shaped paintings mimic the windows of a cathedral, obscuring the hundreds of butterfly wings that constitute its meticulous pattern.

Cathedral, Notre Dame is indicative of Hirst’s desire to bring together themes of science, aesthetics and religion through the leitmotif of the butterfly. Recalling someone once saying to him: ‘Butterflies are beautiful, but it’s a shame they have disgusting hairy bodies in the middle,’ Hirst in works like this chose only to display the dazzling wings of the insect. The butterfly has been used by the Greeks to depict Psyche, the soul, and in Christian imagery represents resurrection. In bringing together the fragility of the butterfly wings with the monumentality of religious art, Hirst investigates seemingly conflicting ideas that are at the core of humanity.

  • 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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