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The Dead (racing green, island copper) - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2009 - MyArtBroker

The Dead (racing green, island copper)
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£4,300-£6,500Value Indicator

$8,500-$13,000 Value Indicator

$7,500-$11,500 Value Indicator

¥40,000-¥60,000 Value Indicator

5,000-8,000 Value Indicator

$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

¥810,000-¥1,230,000 Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Foil Block

Edition size: 15

Year: 2009

Size: H 72cm x W 51cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst's The Dead (racing green, island copper) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £4,300 to £6,500. This foil block artwork was created in 2009 and is a rare piece with an auction history of one sale on 16th April 2014. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 15.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
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April 2014Christie's London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

The print, made in 2009, is one of thirty-one prints that belong to The Dead series. While each print in the series shows the same skull, the colours Hirst uses vary from print to print, meaning no two in the series are alike. By using such bold and vibrant colours, Hirst challenges the viewer to confront the theme of death and human mortality and think of death in a more positive way. Indeed, Hirst explains, “You can frighten people with death or an idea of their own mortality, or it can actually give them vigour.”

The Dead series is similar to other series by Hirst such as I Once Was What You Are, You Will Be What I Am (2007) and Memento (2008), which similarly use the skull icon as their focal point.

  • 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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