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Mantra - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2011 - MyArtBroker

Mantra
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£80,000-£120,000Value Indicator

$160,000-$240,000 Value Indicator

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¥15,770,000-¥23,650,000 Value Indicator

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4% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2011

Size: H 151cm x W 151cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst's Mantra (signed) is estimated to be worth between £80,000 and £120,000. This screenprint, created in 2011, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. This work has an auction history of one sale, which took place on 21st January 2021. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

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January 2021Phillips London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Hirst has continually experimented with the use of butterflies in his artistic production. This 2011 print fits into this oeuvre. Hirst once asserted that butterflies were a “universal trigger” and that “everyone loves butterflies”. Therefore, he was keen to explore what was possible visually with the butterfly. However, Hirst chose to remove the butterfly wings from the body of the animal stating that their bodies were “disgusting”. By removing the wings the viewer is presented only with the suggestion of the animal.

In this print the yellow butterfly at the centre is contrasted with green, blue, brown, grey and beige butterflies. The pattern emanates outwards from the centre. One might compare this work to Hirst’s 2015 series The Aspects. These were a collection of five prints which each arranged blue-winged butterflies in different manners, creating a kaleidoscopic pattern. Similarly, Hirst’s Cathedral series uses a range of colours to portray the butterfly in a similar manner. Mantra can, however, be most closely compared to the Superstition series that Hirst created in 2006 for an exhibition at Gagosian, London. These circular works depict the wings of butterflies arranged in a similarly kaleidoscopic pattern.

  • 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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