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The Golden Calf
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£4,300-£6,500Value Indicator

$9,000-$13,500 Value Indicator

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65 x 124cm, Edition of 100, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 100

Year: 2009

Size: H 65cm x W 124cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: June 2019

Value Trend:

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Location
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Buyer Paid
June 2019
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
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October 2012
Ketterer Kunst Hamburg
Germany
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The value of Damien Hirst's The Golden Calf (signed) is estimated to be worth between £4,300 and £6,500. This screenprint, created in 2009, has shown consistent value growth since its first sale in October 2012. This work is a rare find and has an auction history of two sales. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

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Meaning & Analysis

The 18 month-old calf is shown in profile on the left and frontally on the right. The gold disk is framed by the horns which are encased in 18 carat gold. The use of a golden calf for this installation and print was intentional. It relates to the biblical story of the book of exodus wherein the Israelites worshipped the calf as an idol. The work marked a seminally innovative moment in the sale of art. Hirst was to sell these works directly through Sotheby’s.

This print preserves, in a much smaller scale, the famous formaldehyde installation. It is one of several works by Hirst that enclose complete animals in formaldehyde. In 1991 The Physical Impossibility of Death In The Mind Of Someone Living, a full size tiger shark preserved afloat, was Hirst’s first exploration of the use of formaldehyde. He continued to use this approach for several years. The Golden Calf coupled this interest with Hirst’s recurrent exploration of religion and the use of luxury materials. The presence of gold may be compared to Hirst’s use of diamonds in his For The Love of God sculpture.

  • 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.