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For The Love Of God, Beyond Belief - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2007 - MyArtBroker

For The Love Of God, Beyond Belief
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

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18 x 25cm, Edition of 300, Etching

Medium: Etching
Edition size: 300
Year: 2007
Size: H 18cm x W 25cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: August 2021

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
August 2021
Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh
United Kingdom
£1,700
£2,000
£2,500
September 2020
Phillips London
United Kingdom
September 2019
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
March 2015
Bonhams Knightsbridge
United Kingdom
June 2013
Bonhams Knightsbridge
United Kingdom
July 2012
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
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The value of Damien Hirst’s For The Love Of God, Beyond Belief is estimated to be worth between £1,700 and £2,550. This signed etching, created in 2007, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 5%. This artwork has an auction history of six total sales since its entry to the market in July 2012. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £1,786 in September 2020 to £2,000 in August 2021. The average return to the seller during this period was £1,609. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 300.

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Meaning & Analysis

The title of this work takes its name from one of Hirst’s most famous works in his oeuvre, For The Love Of God (2007). This was a platinum skull sculpture set with diamonds and was unprecedented in its use of materials. The title of the original work stems from exclamations that Hirst’s mother would make when hearing of his new works as a young artist. Hirst explains: “She used to say, “For the love of God, what are you going to do next!”

Fascinated with the concept of death, the For The Love Of God series acts as a reminder that human existence on earth is transient. The iconography of the skull is indicative of the classic art historical subject of ‘memento mori’. Hirst also draws from Aztec skulls and the Mexican outlook on death and their tradition of decoration.

  • 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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