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Blue Butterfly - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2006 - MyArtBroker

Blue Butterfly
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£9,500-£14,500Value Indicator

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42 x 30cm, Edition of 50, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 50
Year: 2006
Size: H 42cm x W 30cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: June 2025
Value Trend:
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Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2025
Phillips London
United Kingdom
$10,500
$12,000
$16,000
June 2024
Phillips London
United Kingdom
March 2022
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
September 2021
Christie's London
United Kingdom
March 2021
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
October 2020
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
May 2020
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
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The value of Damien Hirst’s Blue Butterfly (signed) is estimated to be worth between £9,500 and £14,500. This screenprint, created in 2006, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 9%. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £9,000, across 1 total sale. This work has a strong auction history, having been sold 10 times at auction since its initial sale in June 2017. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Meaning & Analysis

Blue Butterfly formed part of Hirst’s exhibition, entitled In the darkest Hour there may be Light, which displayed Hirst’s Murderme collection at the Serpentine Gallery, London, between November 2006 and January 2007. The collection began through a series of exchanges with friends and displayed the work of several artists. It is symptomatic of how Hirst’s influences developed.

The highly detailed body of the blue butterfly sits against a bright pink background. On the right wing of the butterfly, it appears as though a shadow has been cast. The outer left wing and lower right wing appear translucent in the print.

Hirst’s work is one of many that depicts butterflies. Latterly, Hirst’s 2013 It’s A Beautiful Day collection and his 2015 I Love You collection depict singular butterflies against block colour backgrounds. However, there is a distinctly evocating feeling to his 2006 Blue Butterfly. The blue butterfly is contrasted with the plain pink backdrop. This was done again by Hirst in his 2011 Block print entitled New Beginnings 5. In the first instance, the slightly asymmetrical result of the print, the presence of shadow, and the immaculate detail of the animal imbue it, at the centre of the print, with a sense of individualism.

  • 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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