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The Souls IV (chocolate, silver gloss, leaf green) - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2010 - MyArtBroker

The Souls IV (chocolate, silver gloss, leaf green)
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

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72 x 51cm, Edition of 15, Foil Block

Medium: Foil Block
Edition size: 15
Year: 2010
Size: H 72cm x W 51cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: October 2023

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Location
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Buyer Paid
October 2023
Phillips New York
United States
£3,509
£4,128
£5,242
June 2022
Phillips London
United Kingdom
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The value of Damien Hirst's The Souls IV (chocolate, silver gloss, leaf green) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £6,000 and £9,000. This foil block artwork, created in 2010, has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of two sales. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £4,128 in October 2023 to £6,500 in June 2022. The average annual growth rate of this work is -5%. The edition size of this piece is limited to 15.

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Meaning & Analysis

Hirst is fascinated by religion and his work, like The Souls series, addresses the timeless endless renewing of faith in the face of mortality. The butterfly is used by the artist as a traditional symbol of the soul, and of the soul’s presence on Earth before transmigration to an afterlife. Thus, in the gallery space, The Souls create an all-encompassing effect that surrounds the viewer.

Speaking of the display of The Souls in the gallery space, Hirst has explained: “This comes from an idea to fill the gallery with butterflies, an idea that I’ve had before. When I think of ‘The Souls’ I think of Judgement Day and ‘Jacob’s ladder’. Many souls work better than one, so to hang them…and to use all the available space is great way of doing it theologically.”

  • 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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