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The Dead (chocolate, oriental gold) - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2009 - MyArtBroker

The Dead (chocolate, oriental gold)
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£4,750-£7,000Value Indicator

$9,500-$14,000 Value Indicator

$8,500-$12,500 Value Indicator

¥45,000-¥60,000 Value Indicator

5,500-8,500 Value Indicator

$45,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

¥900,000-¥1,320,000 Value Indicator

$6,000-$9,000 Value Indicator

10% AAGR

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Medium: Foil Block

Edition size: 15

Year: 2009

Size: H 42cm x W 30cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Damien Hirst's The Dead (chocolate, oriental gold) (signed), a Foil Block artwork from 2009, is estimated to be valued between £4,750 to £7,000. This work has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 10%. The hammer price has increased steadily over the past five years, demonstrating the potential for a reliable return on investment. This is a rare artwork, with an auction history of one sale on 10th March 2021. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 15.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
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March 2021Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

The print, made in 2009, is part of the artist’s The Dead series. In this series, Hirst produced thirty-one prints, all of which depict a floating skull. Hirst often incorporates skulls into his artworks, with other series such as I Once Was What You Are, You Will Be What I Am (2007) and Memento (2008) using skulls as their source of inspiration. What makes this series stand out from the others, however, is Hirst’s bold use of colour. The lively colours used throughout the series seem to clash with the theme of death as they animate the skulls, injecting them with life.

The Dead (chocolate, oriental gold) is an example of how art can be used to explore questions of life and death. For Hirst, this is something unavoidable, the artist explains, “art’s about life and it can’t really be about anything else … there isn’t anything else.”

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