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New Beginnings 2 - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2011 - MyArtBroker

New Beginnings 2
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£4,750-£7,000Value Indicator

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66 x 49cm, Edition of 55, Block print

Medium: Block print
Edition size: 55
Year: 2011
Size: H 66cm x W 49cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: December 2017
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December 2017
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
$3,650
$4,300
$5,500
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The value of Damien Hirst's New Beginnings 2 (signed) is estimated to be worth between £4,750 and £7,000. This block print artwork, created in 2011, is a rare piece with an auction history of one sale on 5th December 2017. There have been no sales in the last 12 months or the last five years. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 55.

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Meaning & Analysis

The New Beginnings series is uplifting and bold in its subject matter and combination of colours. Combining the vernacular of the everyday with artificial colour, Hirst’s work appeals to a broad audience and the butterfly motif is used to convey seemingly universal themes surrounding love. Hirst has explained of the motif: “I think rather than be personal you have to find universal triggers: everyone’s frightened of glass, everyone’s frightened of sharks, everyone loves butterflies.”

Hirst repeats an almost formulaic composition across the entire series, showing a different species of butterfly in the centre of each print, with a brightly coloured backdrop. This repetition of subject and composition across an entire print series is reminiscent of the work of Pop artist Andy Warhol, making clear some of Hirst’s primary influences on his work.

  • 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.