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The Dead (Imperial purple, silver gloss) - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2014 - MyArtBroker

The Dead (Imperial purple, silver gloss)
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£4,700-£7,000Value Indicator

$10,000-$14,500 Value Indicator

$8,500-$13,000 Value Indicator

¥45,000-¥70,000 Value Indicator

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$50,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

¥910,000-¥1,350,000 Value Indicator

$6,500-$9,500 Value Indicator

-6% AAGR

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Medium: Foil Block

Edition size: 15

Year: 2014

Size: H 72cm x W 51cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Damien Hirst's The Dead (Imperial purple, silver gloss) (signed) is a Foil Block artwork from 2014, estimated to be worth between £4,700 and £7,000. This artwork has shown consistent value, with an average annual growth rate of -6%. This work has an auction history of one sale, which took place on 15th March 2022. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 15.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
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March 2022Sotheby's Online United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

The print, made in 2009, is part of the artist’s The Dead series. In this series, Hirst produced thirty-one prints, all of which depict a skull. Variety in the series comes from the artist’s creative use of colour, with no two prints using the same colour scheme. The skull is a universally recognised symbol used to represent death. Death is a central theme of Hirst’s artworks, as exemplified in this series. Speaking on the prevalence of death in his art, Hirst explained “you can frighten people with death or an idea of their own mortality, or it can actually give them vigour.” The use of bold colours in these prints is an attempt to enliven the viewer and prevent them from viewing death in such a negative way.

The Dead (imperial purple, silver gloss) along with the other prints in The Dead series are similar to those in I Once Was What You Are, You Will Be What I Am (2007), Memento (2008) and For The Love of God (2007-2015). This series, however, is much more colourful than its counterparts.

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