Name: H4-4 Cannizaro
Brand: Damien Hirst
Rating: 5 (231 reviews)

Track auction value trend

The value of Damien Hirst’s H4-4 Cannizaro (signed) is estimated to be worth between £5,500 and £8,000. This Giclée print, created in 2018, has an auction history of three total sales since its entry to the market on 10th April 2019. The hammer price for this artwork has remained consistent, with an average annual growth rate of -3%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 75.

Auction Date

Auction House

Location

Hammer Price

Return to Seller

Buyer Paid

February 2023

Phillips Hong Kong

Hong Kong

September 2019

Christie's London

United Kingdom

April 2019

Tate Ward Auctions

United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

H4-4 Cannizaro is a signed diasec-mounted giclée print on an aluminium panel produced by renowned contemporary artist, Damien Hirst. The print, which was made in 2018, shows an array of spots, made using thick brushstrokes and dabs of heavy impasto. The spots are rendered in different colours, all of which are bright and vibrant, and the layers of paint bring texture to the work. Blue, red, yellow and orange dominate the composition, making it lively and exciting to look at.

The print is one of four prints that compose the Veils series which debuted in 2018 at the Gagosian Gallery. The series is inspired by what a veil can represent, with Hirst explaining “it’s solid yet invisible and reveals and yet obscures the truth.” The series, which embraces bold colours and gestural painting techniques, can be seen as a continuation of the Visual Candy paintings which the artist produced early in his career in 1993.

Hirst was clearly influenced by Impressionism and Abstract Expressionism in this print, as well as the artistic technique, Pointillism, which involves making a painting out of small, distinct dots. Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed this technique in 1886 which Hirst has used in other series, such as The Virtues series which he produced later in 2021.