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Damien Hirst

Stalin (Comic Relief) Signed Print

Stalin (Comic Relief)

Damien Hirst

Stalin (Comic Relief)
Signed Print

Name: Stalin (Comic Relief)
Brand: Damien Hirst
Rating: 5 (233 reviews)

Damien Hirst

£1,700-£2,550Value Indicator

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Medium: Digital Print

Edition size: 500

Year: 2007

Size: H 51cm x W 41cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Damien Hirst's Stalin (Comic Relief) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £1,700 and £2,550. This digital print, created in 2007, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 8%. This work is somewhat rare to the market, having been sold 3 times since its initial sale on 17th March 2010. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 500.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Location
February 2014	Bonhams Knightsbridge	United Kingdom
July 2013	Bonhams New Bond Street	United Kingdom
March 2010	Bonhams Knightsbridge	United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Stalin (Comic Relief) is a signed inkjet and screen print in colours produced by renowned contemporary artist, Damien Hirst. The print, made in 2007, shows a portrait of Joseph Stalin, the Soviet political leader who governed the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. Hirst defaces Stalin by adding a red splodge over his nose. The addition of this red spot resonates with the red nose icon created by the British charity, Comic Relief, as part of their Red Nose Day appeal to raise money for victims of famine and poverty worldwide.

The print uses a painting of Stalin that was once owned by A. A. Gill, a British restaurant reviewer. Gill tried to sell the painting to Christie’s auction house but was rejected on accounts of the work being tasteless and politically incorrect. On telling Hirst this, Hirst took the painting from Gill, added a red circle over Stalin’s nose with a red marker, which suddenly transformed the worthless painting into a piece of fine art.

The work was auctioned to raise money for the Comic Relief charity and was sold for £140,000 at Sotheby’s in London in February 2007.

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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