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The Dead (silver gloss, chocolate) - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2009 - MyArtBroker

The Dead (silver gloss, chocolate)
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

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72 x 51cm, Edition of 15, Foil Block

Medium: Foil Block
Edition size: 15
Year: 2009
Size: H 72cm x W 51cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: November 2020
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November 2020
Tate Ward Auctions
United Kingdom
£2,125
£2,500
£3,125
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The value of Damien Hirst’s The Dead (silver gloss, chocolate) is estimated to be worth between £3,850 to £6,000. This signed foil block artwork was created in 2009 and has an auction history of one sale on 24th November 2020. The average annual growth rate of this work is 4%. This work has shown a consistent value with an auction history of one sale on 24th November 2020. This work has an auction history of one sale on 24th November 2020. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 15.

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Meaning & Analysis

The print, made in 2009, is one of thirty-one prints that compose The Dead series. As indicated by the title of the series, death is the central theme that runs throughout the prints. The skull functions as a memento mori, a symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. Hirst attempts to use his art to explore questions of life and death, as well as other dualities such as desire and fear, love and loss, beauty and decay.

Hirst was fascinated by the way in which death was a taboo subject, something ‘unacceptable’ that people did not want to think or talk about. His use of the skull, a universally recognised symbol to represent death, reflects how he tackles the subject matter in a frank and direct manner, encouraging the viewer not to fear death but to embrace its inevitability.

  • 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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