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Damien Hirst

Tribulation Signed Print

Tribulation

Damien Hirst

Tribulation
Signed Print

Name: Tribulation
Brand: Damien Hirst
Rating: 5 (235 reviews)

Damien Hirst

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47 x 39cm, Edition of 45, Etching

Medium: Etching

Edition size: 45

Year: 2009

Size: H 47cm x W 39cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: October 2024

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October 2024

Phillips London

United Kingdom

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June 2021

Phillips London

United Kingdom

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The value of Damien Hirst's Tribulation (signed) is estimated to be worth between £2,150 and £3,250. This etching print, created in 2009, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 9%. This work has an auction history of two sales, the first of which was on 14th June 2021. The most recent sale, in the last 12 months, achieved a hammer price of £2,400. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £2,400 in October 2024 to £6,000 in June 2021, providing the seller with an average return of £3,570. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 45.

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Tribulation is a signed etching produced by renowned contemporary artist, Damien Hirst. Made in 2009, the print depicts a beautiful butterfly. The green butterfly is set against a black backdrop. The contrast between the luminous green and dark black is striking, and the viewer’s attention is immediately drawn towards the fascinating pattern that spreads across the insect’s wings

Tribulation can be viewed alongside the other etchings in Hirst’s Butterfly series. Each print in the series is dedicated to showcasing the magnificence of butterflies and their natural beauty. The butterfly has a significant symbolic heritage and has often been used as a symbol of love, regeneration, freedom, fortune, spirituality and death. Many of these symbolic uses are referenced by Hirst in the etchings’ titles.

Hirst often incorporates butterflies into his artworks and the insect has become closely associated with the artist and his visual language. Alongside skulls and diamonds, butterflies are one of the artist's most well-known motifs. Hirst was drawn to butterflies because of the way they retain an iridescent beauty even in death. Hirst argues that butterflies embody the fragility of life and are therefore a means for him to explore questions of life and death in his artworks.

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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