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For The Love of God, Enlightenment - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2014 - MyArtBroker

For The Love of God, Enlightenment
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£4,350-£6,500Value Indicator

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75 x 100cm, Edition of 250, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 250
Year: 2014
Size: H 75cm x W 100cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: December 2021
Value Trend:
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Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
December 2021
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
£12,750
£15,000
£18,750
November 2015
Sotheby's New York
United States
February 2015
Christie's New York
United States
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The value of Damien Hirst’s For The Love of God, Enlightenment (signed) is estimated to be worth between £4,350 and £6,500. This screenprint, created in 2014, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 6%. This work has an auction history of three sales since its entry to the market in February 2015. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 250.

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Meaning & Analysis

Hirst has used diamonds in several of his works throughout his career. He understands them as an expression of wealth and perfection. However, he has questioned whether diamonds are “just a bit of glass, with accumulated metaphorical significance? Or [whether they] are genuine objects of supreme beauty connected with life.” This debate has motivated his exploration of their use in the sculpture, For The Love Of God. Subsequently, prints that he has produced of the sculpture would further explore this subject. The work also alludes to a religious preoccupation that is evident in much of Hirst’s art. For instance, several other series including the Cathedral collection make clear his religious interests.

Noteworthy in the For The Love Of God, Enlightenment print is the scale the skull occupies. It takes up a large amount of the sheet. Here the viewer is invited to explore the scull in close detail. The 8,601 diamonds and the large diamond in the forehead are perfectly displayed to the viewer. The background of the print achieves a similar visual effect to the diamonds. It is a shimmering black and grey which makes the elaborate skull appear less incongruous.

  • 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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