Faithless
Faithless
Signed Print
Damien Hirst
£5,500-£8,500Value Indicator
$11,500-$18,000 Value Indicator
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¥50,000-¥80,000 Value Indicator
€6,500-€10,000 Value Indicator
$60,000-$90,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 55
Year: 2006
Size: H 79cm x W 150cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| December 2022 | Bonhams New Bond Street | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2017 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2017 | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | United States |
Meaning & Analysis
Faithless is a signed screen print in colours by renowned contemporary artist, Damien Hirst. Produced in 2006, the print shows a horizontal diamond shape set against a plain black backdrop. The diamond shape contrasts with the dark backdrop as it is composed of hundreds of multi-coloured butterflies which encourage the viewer to look carefully at the print to appreciate the various types of butterflies that form the impressive shape. The print can be seen alongside Sceptic, which is another print that depicts a diamond shape composed of butterflies.
Butterflies have become synonymous with Hirst and his visual language. The artist often incorporates the insects into his works, most notably in his impressive Kaleidoscope series, an impressive body of work conceived by Hirst in 2001 after he found a Victorian tea tray decorated with delicate patterns of butterfly wings. The Kaleidoscope series is characterised by magnificent circular patterns composed of butterflies, much like the pattern in Faithless.
Hirst’s interest in butterflies stems from the religious symbolism they carry, as well as the way the insect can be used to explore themes of life and death. The butterfly was commonly used by the Greeks to represent the Psyche and the soul and is also found in Christian imagery to signify the resurrection.
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.
