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

The Dead (silver gloss, oriental gold)
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: March 2025

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March 2025
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
£4,675
£5,500
£6,930
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The value of Damien Hirst's The Dead (silver gloss, oriental gold) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £5,500 and £8,000. This foil block artwork was created in 2009 and has shown consistent value growth since its first sale in March 2025. The average annual growth rate is 10%. The artwork has an auction history of one sale in the last 12 months, selling for £5,500. Over the past five years, the hammer price has remained steady, demonstrating the current average annual growth rate. This work is part of a limited edition of 15.

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Meaning & Analysis

The print, made in 2009, is part of the artist’s The Dead series. The series is composed of thirty-one prints, with each print depicting the same skull using a different combination of colours. The bright and bold colours Hirst uses throughout the series reflects how the artist is attempting to challenge the way in which death is seen as a taboo subject or “unacceptable idea.”

The Dead series is similar to other series by Hirst which also use skulls as their source of inspiration. I Once Was What You Are, You Will Be What I Am (2007) is composed of six etchings, all of which show a slightly different skull in black and white. Similarly, Memento (2008) is composed of thirteen etchings, seven of which are black and white skulls.

  • 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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