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The Dead (silver gloss, Westminster blue) - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2009 - MyArtBroker

The Dead (silver gloss, Westminster blue)
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£4,150-£6,000Value Indicator

$8,500-$12,000 Value Indicator

$7,500-$11,000 Value Indicator

¥40,000-¥50,000 Value Indicator

5,000-7,000 Value Indicator

$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

¥780,000-¥1,130,000 Value Indicator

$5,000-$7,500 Value Indicator

8% AAGR

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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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Damien Hirst's The Dead (silver gloss, Westminster blue) (signed) is a foil block artwork from 2009, with an estimated value of £4,150 to £6,000. This piece has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 8%. The hammer price over the past 12 months has ranged from £4,200 in June 2024 to £5,092 in September 2020. This work is somewhat rare, having been sold 4 times since its initial sale in June 2018. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 15.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2024Phillips London United Kingdom
September 2020Galerie Kornfeld Germany
June 2018Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
June 2018Phillips London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Produced by Hirst in 2009, the print is one of thirty-one prints that compose The Dead series. As the title of the series suggests, death is a central theme in the series. Each print shows the same skull, with variety coming from the unique combination of colours Hirst uses in each print. The skull, a memento mori which reminds the viewer of the inevitability of death, is a symbol that has become universally recognised as representing death.

Death is often the subject of Hirst’s artworks. Hirst is famous for his works that use dead insects or dead animals preserved in formaldehyde. When discussing why death plays such a central role in his artworks, Hirst explains: “you can frighten people with death or an idea of their own mortality, or it can actually give them vigour.”

  • 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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