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Damien Hirst
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Damien Hirst
- Beautiful Jaggy Snake Charity Painting
signed, titled and dated 2007 on the reverse; signed on the stretcher
- household gloss on canvas
- 121.9 by 121.9cm.
- 48 by 48in.
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant in the original. The diagonal stream of paint across the centre which appears black in the catalogue (also in the top right and lower left corners) is a forest green colour in the original. The royal blue towards the centre is closer to an aquamarine colour in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent under ultra violet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Damien Hirst first exhibited at the ICA as part of New Contemporaries in 1989. Two years on, the ICA staged the artist's first solo exhibition in a public institution, Internal Affairs. The show included such well known works as The Acquired Inability to Escape, 1991, and Sometimes I Avoid People, 1991; sealed glass enclosures which implied an absent human protagonist. Hirst later exhibited work in the ICA exhibition 100 Artists See God, 2004.
For the ICA's 60th anniversary auction Damien Hirst has donated a
spin painting, entitled Beautiful Jaggy Snake Charity Painting, 2007. To make these paintings the artist uses a machine to spin the canvas on a horizontal axis – paint is then poured onto the canvas and centrifugally dispersed. This spin painting is unusual in that it is in a square format rather than the circular format.
When I showed at the ICA it was the cultural heart beat of London and as far as I'm concerned it still is. (Damien Hirst, 2008)
For the ICA's 60th anniversary auction Damien Hirst has donated a
spin painting, entitled Beautiful Jaggy Snake Charity Painting, 2007. To make these paintings the artist uses a machine to spin the canvas on a horizontal axis – paint is then poured onto the canvas and centrifugally dispersed. This spin painting is unusual in that it is in a square format rather than the circular format.
When I showed at the ICA it was the cultural heart beat of London and as far as I'm concerned it still is. (Damien Hirst, 2008)