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Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2005 - MyArtBroker

Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

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118 x 100cm, Edition of 65, Aquatint

Medium: Aquatint

Edition size: 65

Year: 2005

Size: H 118cm x W 100cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: January 2018

Value Trend:

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
January 2018
Phillips London
United Kingdom
£8,500
£10,000
£12,500
December 2017
Christie's New York
United States
April 2017
Sotheby's Online
United Kingdom
September 2016
Christie's London
United Kingdom
September 2010
Christie's London
United Kingdom
April 2008
Christie's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Damien Hirst's Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution (signed) is estimated to be worth between £17,000 to £26,000. This aquatint print from 2005 has an auction history of six total sales since its entry to the market in April 2008. There have been no sales in the last 12 months or the last five years. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 65.

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Meaning & Analysis

The spot prints and paintings are amongst Hirst’s most broadly recognised works. Stretching as far back as 1986, the spot paintings thematically recur throughout Hirst’s career in a number of artistic mediums and were first displayed at the landmark group show Freeze in London’s Docklands. As with other spot works on paper, Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution delivers stark, cynical satire using a visual language that is, on the surface, joyous and carefree.

Discussing the spot aesthetic, Hirst has proclaimed “I believe all painting and art should be uplifting for the viewer. I love colour. I feel it inside me. It gives me a buzz.” At his best, Hirst packs multiple layers into the seemingly simple and Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution is no exception. The print recalls the absurdity of Dada and gently mocks the processes of pointillism. Hirst employed a large number of technicians and assistants to create many of the spot works to match the scale of his ambition.

  • 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.