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Belfry - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2009 - MyArtBroker

Belfry
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£13,000-£19,000Value Indicator

$27,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

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99 x 99cm, Edition of 59, Etching

Medium: Etching
Edition size: 59
Year: 2009
Size: H 99cm x W 99cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: April 2017
Value Trend:
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Location
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Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
April 2017
Sotheby's Online
United Kingdom
$9,000
$10,500
$13,500
June 2011
Ketterer Kunst Hamburg
Germany
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The value of Damien Hirst's Belfry, a signed etching from 2009, is estimated to be worth between £13,000 and £19,000. This artwork has sold twice at auction since its initial sale on 4th June 2011. There have been no sales in the last 12 months and no hammer price range data is available for the last five years. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 59.

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Meaning & Analysis

The Sanctum series is indicative of Hirst’s obsession with butterflies and every print uses many butterfly wings to form its beautiful pattern. For Hirst, the butterfly is a ‘universal trigger’ that many people share in finding attractive and joyous. Recalling someone once saying to him: “Butterflies are beautiful, but it’s a shame they have disgusting hairy bodies in the middle,” Hirst in works like this chose only to display the dazzling wings in Belfry.

Hirst’s prints in the Sanctum series are reminiscent of stained glass windows in Gothic architecture and the circular patterns of mandalas. The motif of the butterfly has been used by the Greeks to depict Psyche, the soul, and in Christian imagery represents resurrection. Each print in the series can be understood as an exploration into beauty, nature, religion, death and the fleetingness of life.

  • 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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