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New Beginnings 6 - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2011 - MyArtBroker

New Beginnings 6
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

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Medium: Block print

Edition size: 55

Year: 2011

Size: H 66cm x W 49cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Damien Hirst's New Beginnings 6, a signed block print from 2011, is estimated to be worth between £6,000 and £9,000. This artwork has been sold once at auction since its initial sale in January 2019. There have been no sales in the last 12 months or the last five years. This work is rare, with an auction history of 1 sale and a steady average annual growth rate of 3%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 55.

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Auction Results

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January 2019Phillips London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Hirst’s New Beginnings series is reminiscent of his 1991 In And Out Of Love (Butterfly Paintings And Ashtrays) installation that fixed the bodies of dead butterflies into monochrome gloss paint, surrounded by overflowing ashtrays. The choice of household gloss was intended to ‘look like an accident of paint with butterflies stuck on it,’ according to the artist. This effect is reflected in New Beginnings 6 that contrasts the highly realistic image of the butterfly against the solid red backdrop.

Speaking to the artist’s preoccupation with the concept that art mirrors life, his use of the butterfly motif has remained prominent throughout his career. Not only is each butterfly born with a unique pattern that mimics the individuality that frames much of human life, but the butterfly for Hirst symbolises growth, change, life and death. The butterfly motif appears both in printed editions as well as in installations where visitors are situated in a room of live butterflies.

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