H9-3 Mercy
H9-3 Mercy
Signed Print
Damien Hirst
£8,500-£12,500Value Indicator
$17,000-$25,000 Value Indicator
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¥1,680,000-¥2,460,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Giclée print
Edition size: 817
Year: 2021
Size: H 120cm x W 96cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2023 | Phillips Hong Kong | Hong Kong | |||
| June 2023 | Neww Auction | Japan | |||
| June 2023 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| January 2023 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2022 | Bonhams Knightsbridge | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2022 | SBI Art Auction | Japan |
Meaning & Analysis
H9-3 Mercy is a beautiful laminated giclée print on aluminium composite panel by the renowned contemporary artist, Damien Hirst. In the print, Hirst depicts a radiant cherry blossom tree. More understated than the other prints in the series, pale pinks and whites dominate the composition. The flowers burst out from the tree yet are rendered with extreme delicacy and precision. Set against a pale blue backdrop, the print showcases the wonders of nature and the natural world.
H9-3 Mercy is part of the H9 The Virtues series, a collection of eight prints, each of which portrays the cherry blossom trees at the height of their flowering. Each print in the series is named after one of ‘The Eight Virtues of Bushidō’ according to Nitobe Inazō -Justice, Courage, Mercy, Politeness, Honesty, Honour, Loyalty, and Control.
The H9 The Virtues series is clearly influenced by artistic movements such as Impressionism and Pointillism and the impressive way the print captures the blossoms blends figuration and abstraction in a remarkable way, demonstrating Hirst’s creative talent as a painter. In fact, it is this mixture that draws Hirst to the cherry blossom as an artistic subject. The artist remarks: “What I loved about them (at first) was the way that they were kind of in between representational and abstract.”
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.
