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Damien Hirst

To Belong Signed Print

To Belong

Damien Hirst

To Belong
Signed Print

Name: To Belong
Brand: Damien Hirst
Rating: 5 (235 reviews)

Damien Hirst

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7% AAGR

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Medium: Etching

Edition size: 75

Year: 2008

Size: H 24cm x W 30cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Damien Hirst's To Belong (signed) is an etching from 2008, estimated to be worth between £5,000 and £7,500. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 7%. There have been 4 total sales at auction since its initial sale on 16th January 2020. In the last 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £1,800 on 6th December 2023 to £5,993 on 24th February 2022. The average annual growth rate of this work is 7% and the edition size is limited to 75.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Location
December 2023	Bonhams Knightsbridge	United Kingdom
September 2023	Bonhams Knightsbridge	United Kingdom
February 2022	Wright	United States
January 2020	Wright	United States

Meaning & Analysis

To Belong is a signed etching in colours on wove paper produced by renowned contemporary artist, Damien Hirst. Made in 2008, the print shows a spectacular blue butterfly with a delicate white pattern across its wings. The butterfly is depicted from a close-up angle, showcasing all the details of the insect’s body. The print is able to capture the natural beauty of the butterfly, an insect which often appears in Hirst’s artworks. Set against a black backdrop, the blue and white wings contrast dramatically with the background of the print, capturing the viewer’s attention.

The butterfly as a symbol has become closely associated with Hirst’s work and visual language and is one of the artist’s best-known motifs. Explaining why he is so attracted to the butterfly, Hirst elaborates: “I love butterflies because when they are dead, they look alive.” Hirst discusses how the butterfly embodies the fragility of life as it retains an iridescent beauty, even in death. The use of butterflies in his artworks is therefore a means for the artist to explore themes of life and death in his art.

Butterflies are a central element of other artworks by Hirst, such as the Kaleidoscope series, in which Hirst produces magnificent patterns of concentric circles which are composed of hundreds of multi-coloured butterfly wings.

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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